An art show titled Punar Kala was curated by art connoisseur Vikram Sethi and brought seven artists, including sculptors, from Nepal, India and Australia. Punar kala means a rebirth of the merging of Indian art forms with the outside world.
In the past 20 years, Sethi has curated over 100 art shows and holds the national record of selling works of different artists in five consecutive shows organised by him between September 2013 and March 2014.
Speaking on the versatility of the artists, Sethi said, “Artist David Douglas from Nepal has done a live portrait of Princess Diana when she last visited Kathmandu. Artist Dattartya Apte from India has done several shows in over 40 years in Scotland, different parts of Europe and USA and is also a world famous sculptor. He was a recipient of the Charles Wallace award a decade back.”
He added, “My focus has been in promoting emerging,contemporary artist from various parts of the world and exposing them to the Indian market.”
The other artist include Stanley Abnes from Australia, and Gayatri Apte, Anjum Khan, Ajay Sharma and Jatin Chowdhary from India.