Bhopal

Ceramic art on display at Modern Art Gallery

Staff Reporter

The art lovers of the city are overwhelmed with the eye-catching ceramic art being displayed at Modern Art Gallery Bharat Bhavan. A month long ceramic exhibition ‘Mrittika’ is being organised at the city and is being appreciated by the art lovers.

Ceramic artists from across the country have participated in this grand ceramic exhibition. Each art piece is different from one another and each piece has a distinctive quality of its own.

The spectators were awestruck to watch the unique creations and inevitable imagination of the artists.

Artists like Antra Sinha, Veena Chandran, Supriya Menon, Michelle Huton, leena Batra, Rachna Parashar, Madhur Sen, Ila Mukherjee, lekha Bhagat, Vipul Kumar, Rajesh Shrivastava, Sovan Kumar, Arun Mukhauti, Archana Das, Phalguni Bhatt, Jagruti Dutta, Sukhdev Sinha Rathore, Shitanshu Maurya, Beju Pradhan, Pankaj Pawar, Ashish Chowdhary, Sanajy Sawant, Devilal Patidar, Devashish Das, Aarti paliwal, Vaishali Purandare, Sonia Rashid and Jhumuk Das have wonderfully present their shows under one roof.

Sharing view points with The Pioneer, the ceramists explained their creations and their perceptions.

They have presented the sculptures and pots before the viewers that portray their hidden outlook about the changes in society.

Ceramists belong to Delhi, Mumbai, Banglore and even various ceramists from Bhopal have also displayed their work here.

Devilal Patidar a noted ceramist of the city said, “The ceramic art is much different from the work of potters. He said that potters often use earthen clay and the ancient steps to create their work, but today, the methods have changed a lot and have become more advanced.” 

The artists use China clay, azulejo, earthen clay, terracotta and also porcelain and have given their pots or sculptures look beautiful and enchanting, he added.

The ceramic exhibition is crowded with city art lovers. They are getting influenced by the wonderful works of ceramic art as the spectators walk through the gallery they find themselves in the colourful world of clay.

The exhibition is being organised by Akhil Bharatiya Mati Shilpkar will be on view till April 27.