The enchanting ceramic art exhibition Mrittika concluded here on Sunday. The exhibition, held at the Modern Art Gallery, Bharat Bhavan, evoked a huge response from art lovers of the city. Being organised by Akhil Bharatiya Mati Shilpkar, the ceramic exhibition ‘Mrittika’ was inaugurated on April 27.
The ceramists presented the sculptures, installations, forms of clay and pots before the viewers that portray their hidden outlook about the things they see in the surroundings. Ceramic artistes from across the country participated in this grand ceramic exhibition.
Each art piece was different from one another and each piece had a distinctive quality of its own. The way the ceramists have treated their work is commendable and their perception only has given their pots or sculptures look beautiful and enchanting.
Sonia Rashid while expressing her delight and contentment said, “Such events provide a platform for the potters to not only exhibit their creations but also to interact with the art lovers and other potters to appreciate and encourage their art form.” Moreover, Sonia Rashid took to pottery herself 20 years ago. Sonia also shared some interesting practices prevalent in certain states in the country.
Devilal Patidar a noted ceramist of the city said, “These ceramists have really worked hard over each piece they have displayed and even in my work of art I have also given the clay a different look.”
The ceramic exhibition was crowded with city art lovers. They are getting influenced by the wonderful works of ceramic art as the spectators walk through the gallery they found themselves in the colourful world of clay. The spectators were awestruck to watch the unique creations and inevitable imagination of the artistes.
Artistes 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 wonderfully presented their shows under one roof.