Method Kala Ghoda exhibits artworks by 10 artists in ‘Bodies, Space, & Time’

Method Kala Ghoda in Mumbai presents artists from across the country in the group show Bodies Space amp Time that will be showcased from July 6 to July 30We live in a realm where bodies space and time converge unveiling a profound entanglement Precious transformable and temporary boundaries and definitions expand and contract never failing to remind us that the fundamental can hold insignificance Yet we continue to embrace and confront these elements both intimately and vastly acknowledging a constant ceases to exist This pursuit gives form to life For if not this then whatThe artworks of ten artists from across India explore concepts of bodiesmdashwhether the self or another spacemdashboth physical and mental and timemdashthe perceived and the provenThe participating artistsVarnita SethiVarnita Sethi is an Indiabased mixed media artist She has exhibited her work in India and internationally In 2018 she had her first solo show as well as participated in an artist residency program with Bosco in collaboration with Artreach India and Kiran Nadar Museum She has also published zines one of which was featured in Guccirsquos Chime Zine and at Taiwan Art SalonSameer DixitSameer Dixit is an abstract artist based in Pune whose works present vibrant landscapes cityscapes and nature His work style is a lyrical representation of form texture and visuals on canvas He has been a part of various exhibitions in Pune Nepal Delhi Mumbai and BangaloreTathagata PaulTathagata Paul b 1995 is a contemporary artist based out of Kolkata India Pauls practice revolves around abstraction amp colour field presented in a contemporary style For his current experimentation he takes his practice on a largescale to demonstrate and draw in a relationship with the themes of emotions memories identity and the human experiences with it His articulation of these concepts are showcased using traditional mediums like charcoal acrylics oils Through his practice he deals with the question ldquoWhere do emotions residerdquo and explores the relationship between emotions and memories and how that plays a part to make up our identity Just like the contrast between different emotions or memories his artwork is about the contrast between the different colours or value areas It is about their intrinsic qualities like reflectivity transparency glossiness and how a layer reacts or appears when viewed from different angles and as the light hits that area from different angles Paul has been involved with the brand Brustro by Creative Hands India as an art educator Also he has collaborated with other brands such as Cretacolor Austria He has been part of multiple group exhibitions in held in Kolkata and Chennai As an emerging artist he has been recognised and selected for critical review and feedback at KHOJ studios Peer share in Delhi IndiaTarini AhujaTarini Ahuja is a visual artist based in New Delhi India She pursued her undergraduate studies at Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore and graduated with a BA Hons in Fine Arts from Goldsmithrsquos University of London in 2013 She has exhibited her work globally in shows in Singapore London India and SeoulYashwant SinghBorn in Bharatpur Rajasthan in 1994 Yashwant Singh received both BFA 2017 and MFA 2019 degrees from College of Art New Delhi where he is now based His continuous engagement in Art Practice has developed a distinctive approach to painting primarily figurative Yashwantrsquos work locates its foundation in his strong perseverance of the idea of landscape and its presence in current times He engages himself in painting performance and sculpture He often uses his own body to take body printsYashwantrsquos work has been included in numerous group exhibitions such as Kochi Student Biennale AIFACS National Exhibition Bombay Art Society and Gallery ONKAF He is an active member of ldquoin_processrdquo open source performance group from 2018Kinnari TondalekarKinnari Jitendra Tondlekar born 1992 is a visual artist based in Mumbai She completed her BFA Painting and MFA Graphics at Sir JJ School of Art in Mumbai and has been honing her skills in printmaking and painting sinceHer evolving practice draws the contrast and interplay between rural and urban landscapes to present how memory is affiliated to our immediate surroundings Kinnaris works have been shown in Mumbai Poland Hyderabad and PuneLakshya BhargavaLakshya Bhargava is a visual art practitioner who comes from Ghaziabad He works in multiple mediums primarily painting He completed his Bachelorrsquos from Bengaluru School Of Visual Arts His works are based over the fragmented displays of realities and partial truths chronicles of queer lives behind closed doors a safe space for performing the body and desire He recently won certain awards including the TATA TRUSTS STUDENTSrsquo BIENNALE NATIONAL AWARD 20222023 PDAF Grant Award 20222023 etc His works have been a part of few group shows including Kochi Muziris Students Biennale 20222023 Kalanand Exhibition Mumbai 2023 etcBhagyashri DangeBhagyashri is a Mumbai based artist who did her BFA in drawing and painting from Sir JJ School of Art Mumbai and then her MFA in printmaking from Kala Bhavana ShantiniketanBhagyashrirsquos works are microcosms of intimate human relationships reflecting on the physical and psychological markings that come with it She paints semiabstract landscapes that either are intertwined with human bodies or bear marking of human inhabitants narrating their interactions implicitlyHer works have been part of group shows at Jehangir Art Gallery the Engraving Printmaking Biennale Artel Gallery and exhibitDipesh RajDipesh Raj is a multidisciplinary mixed media artist originally from Jharkhand He received his BFA from Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi 2020 and also has a diploma in photography from Light amp Shadow Kolkata 2015 His work has appeared in group shows across India and in 2020 he was selected for the 1st International Creative Drawing Exchange Program presented by Gallery Artoz In the words of the artist ldquoOur personal identity is a matter of our psychological continuity Our existence is founded on our consciousness and there is nothing else that affects itrdquo With this philosophy Dipesh engages in a journey of selfintrospection He is fascinated with what his mind decides to administer and what it relinquishes In an attempt to understand his own self better he pours his soul out on anything that epitomizes his memories His aim is to build a bridge between his past and present in order to coalesce himself towards an intuit future Most of his works have several different symbolic images woven into a single environment Semiabstract and with highly original themes depicted in the story telling Dipesh tries to bridge the gap between childhood memories He uses drawing as a way of capturing an idea and a means of remembering associating layering thoughts His treatment of work shows overlapping distortion fragmentation symbolism more stylized that have considerable impactShivangi KalraShivangi Kalra is a 24yearold artist and art and animation teacher She has completed her Bachelorrsquos Degree in Fine Art painting from College of Art Delhi 2021 I am currently pursuing my Masters in painting at Frank Mohr Institute Groningen with the kind support of the Greenshields Foundation for my practice as well as tuition Born and brought up in the fastpaced life of Delhi I feel like pausing the rushing time a little and containing the frozen moment in the space of my paintings forever I mostly work with oil paints I represented Indian art at the scholarship cultural exchange between India and Japan JENESYS 20 I was part of a classroom program at CONA Bombay in September 2020 My body of work and interview were also recently covered by Eshe Magazine July edition I was felicitated with the Best Painting Award by the Eastern Foundation of Art and Culture 2020 and the Swapan Biswas Award at College of Art 2018 I have exhibited my paintings in several exhibitions in the past three years including AIFACS Nippon Gallery Method Bandra Apparao Galleries and others She has also conducted several live painting workshops for schools and collegesWhere Method Kala Ghoda FortDate On till July 30Time 11 am to 6 pm except Mondays