'Conversation with contemporary artists'

Utsha Foundation, an organisation dedicated to contemporary art, hosted an event, ‘line of Expression: Conversation with contemporary artists’, under its lecture series at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bhubaneswar Kendra on Tuesday.

Speaker of the evening Prof Kathryn Myers, a Fulbright Fellow and Professor of Studio Arts, Department of Art and Art History, University of Connecticut Storrs-CT, USA discussed various ways of expression used by contemporary artists in India. Sharing her experience of dialoguing with art practitioners, she made a brief video graphic presentation collected from her documentaries during her study on Indian Art.

From Aparna Gaur, Indrapratim Roy to Ravi Agarwal, Kshirabdhiraj Chonat and Jagannath Panda, the video screening featured many noted and novice Indian artists that was followed by a vibrant interaction session. Many city-based artists, art lovers and art critics participated in the event that was coordinated by Banaras Hindu University History of Art Associate Professor and Fulbright Fellow Dr Pradosh Kumar Mishra.

“Utsha aims to bridge between local and global art practices. The Utsha lecture series is an initiative to facilitate exchange of knowledge and experience across the geographical and cultural boundaries. We are keen to organise many such informative lectures on a regular basis,” explained renowned artist and Utsha Foundation chairman Jagannath Panda.