Rukshaan Art brings 6th edition of annual show

The Baroda March, an annual art show presented by Rukshaan Art has entered its sixth edition and returns to The Coomaraswamy Hall, Chhatrapati Vastu Sangrahalaya (Formerly Prince of Wales Museum) from 10th to 17th of March. Sure to enthrall the art lovers of Mumbai with more than 150 works of different genres and generation of Baroda artists, this show through paintings, sculptures and woodcuts celebrates the very spirit of renewal of this wonderful month of March.

The exhibition hosts the works of senior artists together with emerging talent to weave together compelling and integrated stories that can excite and calm the senses depending on the viewers’ mood at the time.

Vibrant works from the palettes of Pulak Sanpuiand Nimesh Patel create a sense of excitement and joie de vivre while the gentle water colors of Malavika Rajnarayanand Sharath Kulagatti create a strong presence of feminine forms and harmonious still life.

Prantik Chattopadhyay returns to Mumbai with a playful work entitled F1/F2/F3/F4 giving his work the sense of speed and commenting on the senseless stalling of traffic for the smooth and speedy passage of celebrity limos and government gadis.

One really gets attracted to Hrusikesh Biswal’s work not for the sheer size of it but for the clever rendition of how he juxtaposes the divine pantheon with ordinary lives and creates an epic scale of simple happenings. Arundhati, who originally hails from Assam explores through her delicate paintings on silk, a linear approach and theatricality to convey tribal folktales.

The portrait of K.G Subramanyan in marble is a unique work done by his contemporary and senior sculptor, Mahendra Pandya.

Nagendra Rajbhandari has indeed brought a freshness to the sculpture domain with a unique application of tar and textile.

Preeti Agrawal creates the feminine form within the context of her surroundings using perspective and dimension as only a mini master can with her woodcuts.

Architecture takes on an ethereal quality with Soumen Das’ fresh colors and natural spacesmaking the tired eye look at the world with renewed vigor. Kamal Pandya has expanded his canvas as an excellent colorist. Ramgopal’s vintage car plays out the romance of bygone days in bright, bold colors.

Artists of The Baroda March hail from different parts of the country and the common criteria for their selection has been the fact that they are living and working in Baroda or have been alumni of MSU. Baroda has given each one of them so much in terms of cultural value and aesthetic wealth and the show is a culmination of this: a twist in every tale and an imagination to match!