Embark III
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The third edition of Embark continues in the spirit of creating a platform for the recent graduates of the Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU Baroda. The key motivation behind the curation of the show is to spotlight the work created by this pool of young talent in the year since their graduation. While the spirit and objective of Embark remains steadfast, this year, the show takes on a new form, reflecting the reality of the times and the necessity of following a more pared-down approach. Embark III will be Gallery Ark's first show to be exclusively hosted online via the gallery’s “Viewing Room”. In support of our young artists during these tough times, 100% of the proceeds will be going directly to them.
The eight artists presenting in this edition of Embark are - Kavya Kumar Bhatt, Mausham Raj Manglla, Pranay Dutta, Savitha Ravi, Sheshdev Sagria, Ushnish Mukhopadhyay, Vasudha Kapadia and Zarrin-Fatima Shamsi. The artworks exhibited in this show come from the artists’ preoccupations and areas of inquiry over the last few years, now viewed through the prism of our new reality. Whilst each artist brings their individual inquiries to the table, the change in our collective realities encourages us to view all these works through a common lens, the denominator here being - spaces; bodies; and their relation.
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Kavya kumar Bhatt
Kavya Kumar Bhatt predominantly creates drawings and etchings on paper. He seeks inspiration from various sources – Palia memorial stones, tribal tattoos, and patterns found on architectural elements. Kavya’s works for Embark III are formalistic explorations of shape, form, and space.
Structures, 2020
Ink on paper
11 x 8 in.
₹ 6,000.00 (each)
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Mausham R Manglla
Mausham R Manglla is concerned with the DNA of cities as a collection of buildings, roads and such structures, and how these are a product of the cumulative aspirations of its inhabitants. Through his drawings, paintings and prints, he examines how history and time are tied to a place. Mausham’s works for Embark III are from a series of sketches of people asleep at railway stations. Executed with a sense of urgency, these sketches talk about personal space and boundaries, and the slowness of waiting.
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Pranay Dutta
Pranay Dutta’s works lie at the intersection of his ecological concerns and keen interest in 3D development software. He looks at dystopian landscapes; visions of the future built and sustained by AI programmes. His visual language takes cues from gaming worlds, science fiction, and cinema.
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Savitha Ravi
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Corridor , 2020
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Sheshadev Sagria
Sheshadev Sagria attempts to disentangle notions of the grotesque, from bodies discriminated against on their skin. Sheshadev’s interest in psychodermatology – an alternative mode of treatment of skin disorders focussing on the interaction between the mind and skin, leads to his representation of wounds, scabs, and deformations while addressing issues of segregation and exclusion.
Untitled 6, 2018
Drawing and watercolor on paper
17 x 22 in.
₹ 4,000.00
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Ushnish Mukhopadhyay
Ushnish Mukhopadhyay’s engagement with the body and its transient nature through the process ofdegeneration and death are reflected in his works which span across several mediums. He workswith drawings, animations, small scale sculpture, digital photomontage, and creates kinetic machines. Ushnish uses his works to encourage the viewer to ponder on violence and morbidity.
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Vasudha Kapadia
Vasudha Kapadia channels her scrutinous observation and responses to stimuli in the narratives of her art works. Making a record of occurrences and later registering these moments and situations via drawings and painting, Vasudha is a patient chronicler of the everyday.
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Zarrin-Fatima Shamsi
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