Soulmate, a group show at India Habitat Centre, was all about promoting saleable art
Giving art aficionados the much-needed dosage of art over the weekend, Soulmate, a group art exhibition concluded on June 4. A four-day long affair at Visual Arts Gallery, India habitat Centre, the show was all about Indian art and Indian artists from across India and abroad. The exhibition will be on till June 12.
Inaugurated by steel giant, Naveen Jindal and his wife Shalu Jindal, the show received a great response on the opening day itself. Adding to the list of dignitaries were Member of Parliament Amar Singh, former Health Minister Saleem Shervani , renowned artist Jatin Das, retired Justice Shiv Kirti Singh, former Indian ambassador to Japan Deepa and Anil Wadhwa, and Dr Harsh Mahajan among others.
While not all the artists were present at the launch, there were a few who gave the viewers a tell-all perspective about their artworks. Fawad Tamkanat, Niladri Paul, Ramesh Gorjala, P Gnana, G Subramanian, Arpan Bhowmik, Sandeep Chattarband, Shuvankar Maitra, Narahari Bhawandla, RC Sharma, G Bhattathiripad, Anil Kumar Sinha, Ananthaiya, Gopal Roy and Swati Pasari spoke at length about their paintings.
Displaying work of over 25 artists, Soulmate was a well-curated vibrant mix of art that connected directly to the soul. The show was presented by Noida-based Easel Stories Art Gallery under the curation of Renu Khera. “It was a pleasure curating this show for Easel Stories. We had a great mix of artists and the response that we got from Delhi’s art lovers was exceptional” said Khera.
“The response to Soulmate has been quite overwhelming. Our main aim as art aggregators is to promote Indian art and give it its well-deserved status in the world art circuit, this exhibition is just the beginning of a never ending journey”, said Akshay Chandra, director, Easel Stories.