art exhibition visit part-2

The exhibits were displayed at a small gallery above a home decor and tapestry shop.It took me quiet a while to find the place as I had to go down several streets to get there and it was a very quiet place that was well hidden.
    This art exhibition to my surprise,once again had the works of a German artist named Nele Martins and also the works of an Indian artist named Rakhee Kane.I spent an hour wandering around that little space as seeing western and Indian works together indeed amazed me.It offered me an opportunity for further comparison of Western and Eastern 'mindset'.It is indeed vibrant how art is unique across cultures and how artists further specialize and create their individuality based on what 'defines' the artwork of their region and culture.By looking at a piece of artwork one can easily identify which part of the world the artist is from and those who pay close attention to detail would easily be able to identify the region as well.
These are some of the pics from the exhibition and I am sure after scrolling down the pics the readers of this blog would be able to identify at least the basic difference between the art of the east and the art of the west-:
ARTWORK BY NELE MARTINS

Unlike Trockel,Martin's art is that of a 'typical' German as she has used similar shades of color for the works that were displayed and her artworks are representative of the classical 'western' way of doing artwork and it will give the viewer an insight of the western mindset.
                                   RAKHEE KANE

Rakhee Kane 's diyas made me wish they were put up for sale, so that I could use them for the forthcoming Diwali festivals.There were more exhibits of Rakhee Kane's than what I have uploaded. I was unable to upload the rest of the pics due to some technical errors so I will try uploading it another post.
     While the western artwork is of a very classical and orthodox form which reflects the western mentality of being organised and carrying out activities in a more systematic and standardized fashion,eastern art focuses more on contemporary events and the current scenarios and it gives us a reflection of the current situation and a glimpse of the path that the future is headed towards.The artworks of the east reflect the eastern mindset of 'here and now' and how easterners focus more on personal 'feelings' rather than reason.Some of the works by Eastern artists do convey a vision of an 'ideal world' and the desire to be like the western countries.

      As I was about to exit the gallery I was asked to provide my comments on the guestbook and to my amusement I saw on the guestbook that the person who had visited the gallery just before I did was the Tamil actor Jeeva. He had given his e-mail address and phone number as well on the book.In India,famous people usually never go to public places unless there is an event or a promo considering the wave that is created around them due to their 'celebrity' status.I guess that is why the owner was clever enough to have chosen a location that is well hidden.

my visit to an art exhibition by German artists part-1

Today,I had several hours to kill in college.The exhibition of the artwork done by the contemporary German artist Rosemarie Trockel at Lalit Kala Academy and by contemporary artists Nele Martins(Germany) and Rakhee Kane(India) at Gallery Veda offered me an escape route from the sheer boredom I was experiencing due to idleness in college.
       
                                           ROSEMARIE  TROCKEL
I entered the art gallery with the assumption that the all the artwork would be very mechanical and would have a standard style,considering the stereotyped 'German' mentality but I was proved wrong.The displayed works were a blend of several different styles of art.The first glance of the sketches would indeed make the viewer feel that anybody who has acquired artistic skills would be able to do them with ease and would thus question its exhibition.However,you must realize that art is not just about drawing or sketching or painting.Art is something that conveys ideas that the dictionary did not have sufficient words to provide for expression.Each artist has his/her own individuality.Even if the same picture has been painted by two different artists identically,the viewer would  be able to find out that it has been done by two different people even though both the paintings may have the same visual aspects.Therefore,each artist will invariably have his/her own style.
So these are the snaps of the artworks that were displayed-:

                                                   

  

'Serra'?Who could that be

SAW AN EXHIBITED CRAYON WORK FOR THE FIRST TIME

 

Well I have not given each picture a caption as pictures themselves speak 'a 1000 words'.I have given captions only where necessary.One piece of artwork is like a 1000 paged book in which each person writes his/her own connotation(personal meaning) and not denotation(technical/dictionary meaning). Art is something which is not argumentative in nature,due to its extremely high level of subjectivity.Art makes a person discover his/her own originality.However,I have decided not to publicly share the meaning I have attached to each piece of artwork as my connotation completely differs from the intended meaning of the artist.Apparently,the artist wanted to convey feminist ideas through her work,while I am unable to relate any of these pieces of artwork to feminism due to which I decided to restrict my analysis to the aesthetic aspects of the art work.

If you look at each painting,the range and  style followed and the materials used differ completely which is contrary to what I expected from German paintings.The artist has exhibited doodles,sketches,water color paintings,alphabet art and crayon paintings and the variety indeed captivated my attention towards the details,which indeed provided me several insights into the thinking pattern of German artists.Being a psychology student that is something I really should understand,as art is also a form of therapeutic technique and this exhibition was indeed helpful instilling a multitude of ideas.

Wait for the next post to read about my opinion about the other exhibition.