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Ajay De

LUCKY 13

Paintings by

K.G. Subramaniam Haku Shah Surya Prakash

Rini Dhumal Arpana Caur Samir Mondal

Satish Gupta Jayshree Burman Achyut Palav

Fawad Tamkanat Suman Roy Ajay De

Ramesh Gorjala Salva Rasool Sachin Jaltare

Celebrating our Lucky 13 years , we feel truly lucky to be where we are .

How did we get so lucky , except that it was ordained by the Divine ?

In gratitude and reverence of our luck , we asked our artist friends to paint Divinity as they see it, in their own inimitable style

They have excelled themselves in their paintings, based on their interpretation on Divinity.

K.G.Subramaniam

Mani-da as he is affectionately known, is based in Vadodara and Shaniniketan. Master of our scriptures, he has created two paintings using gouache on paperrepresenting Icons of Divinity .

Haku Shah

Haku –bhai , based in Ahmedabad is a writer , poet and painter . His works of Lord Krishna with the cows, worked with acrylic on canvas , are so beguiling , and are considered lucky talismans

Surya Prakash

Surya based in Hyderabad, is a scholar, a deep thinker but above all a gentleman! Painting with acrylic on canvas, his Divinity is found in the very purest form, in Nature. Tranquil pools of water, reflecting clear skies, ringed by beautiful flowers.

Can Heaven be anywhere but here?

Rini Dhumal

Rini based in Vadodara , has studied all over the world , with strong influences from Shantiniketan . Divinity for her is the Devi, in this instance, Durga. Using mixed media, on canvas , her works are detailed and intricate ,with layers upon layers of textures . You can see that this is a pure labour of love.

Arpana Caur

Arpana is based in Delhi and extremely well–versed in the history of Sikhism and miniature paintings of the various Gurus. Her paintings of Guru Nanak are a homage to His Philosophies.Guru Baba believed that there was no need for rituals and rites to pray to the Divine.” When you have the stars in the skies, to light you, why the need for lamps and diyas ?” A beautiful interpretation of this saying, is painted with acrylic on canvas .

Samir Mondal

Samir is based in Bombay and is certainly India’s top water colourist. His mastery of his medium is incredible in the way he makes the colours flow and swirl and blend and dance to his tune . His interpretation of Christ with such a Serene Countenance is truly an expression of Peace.

Satish Gupta

Satish works out of Gurgaon in a studio which could be a Temple of Divinity.His amazingly worked paintings , his stunning sculptures, immediately puts you in a tranquil and reverend mood. Working with acrylic on canvas, the Golden Glow of his Sai Baba makes you bow down and pray.

Jayshree Burman

Jayshree is based in Delhi and is a true globe trotter. A worthy successor to our master miniature artists, she has evolved that format to contemporary times. Using mixed media on paper, her detailing and richness in paintings make them precious jewels to treasure .

Achyut Palav

Achyut is based in Bombay and specializes in Calligraphic paintings.His works are a far cry from the traditional calligraphy we are accustomed to seeing . Bold strokes , rich colours , strong compositions make his canvas . Symbols from Islam , Hinduism and Sikhism are the inspirations of his work .

Fawad Tamkanat

Fawad is based in Hyderabad. Painting with acrylic on canvas, his style is almost reverse photography, with sharp boundaries between colours .For him, Divinity is found on the streets of India --, in the Sadhus , in the Fakirs , in the Cows worshipped by all . Divinity is truly everywhere.

Suman Roy

Suman is based in Kolkatta and reverse paints on acrylic sheet , using acrylic paint . Using golds and blacks, his works have an ethereal glow. His Christ head for this show is wondrous.

Ajay De

Ajay is based in Bombay and his paintings are charcoal on paper with a hint of acrylic and gold leaf. He has painted Ganesh and Buddha for this show, where he has truly surpassed himself.

Ramesh Gorjala

Ramesh is based elusively outside Hyderabad . Very distinctive works of Hindu iconography using the contemporary with the traditional Kalamkari style .Mixed media on canvas is his medium.

Salva Rasool

Salva is based in Bombay and specializes in Urdu calligraphy. Very interesting use of medium, texture and contemporary calligraphic style, makes the work very unusual.

Sachin Jaltare

Sachin is based in Hyderabad and has made his mark on the art world globally. Working with mixed media on canvas, he makes very striking use of reds, black and golds, and abstracts his figures which makes them very attractive.

These 15 artists have really extended themelves to create their interpretation on Divinity.

Now it is your turn to come and look, admire and revere.

Look forward to seeing you.

Come celebrate with us , LUCKY 13

With much love

Pravina Mecklai

JAMAAT

National House,

Tulloch Road,

Apollo Bunder,Mumbai 400 039.

Ph: 2282 0718; Telefax: 2282 2145

E-mail: pravina@jamaatart.com