Artists partaking in dialog about their paintings.
| Photo Credit: Ruth Dhanaraj
This weekend, Ark Park celebrates a landmark — it is their 75th session within the metropolis and in an age when consistency is uncommon, their dedication is really commendable.
The brainchild of one of many metropolis’s senior artists, S.G. Vasudev, Art Park started in 2014 as a cultural initiative to contain artists and their audiences. “Galleries come across as being exclusive and not everyone is comfortable walking into one. Many people are wary of meeting artists, while a few artists themselves are quite shy of meeting people. We felt a park would make a great meeting place for both parties,” says Vasudev.
Art Park is normally held on the primary Sunday of each month on the Sculpture Garden (Shilpavana) within the Ravindra Kalakshetra advanced situated on Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Road (J.C. Road). However, since their 75th is a milestone occasion, it is going to be held at Bangalore International Centre, the place different actions will even happen from 11 a.m.
Apart from invited artists who will likely be portray as they normally do at Art Park, the committee has additionally known as on just a few different artists to deal with the gathering and to execute just a few of their signature strokes for these assembled, he says.
From an earlier Art Park session.
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Ruth Dhanaraj
Some of the chief visitors embody Balan Nambiar, PaSa Kumar, M.S. Murthy and Urmila Devi, amongst others. President of the Art Park Committee Bhagya Ajaikumar in addition to Vasudev, honorary president, will communicate on the event, sharing their experiences courting again to the launch of this initiative.
“We will also remember a few artists who have passed on and are no longer with us. Following this, we will screen a few clips from previous editions of Art Park,” says Vasudev. There will likely be a seminar on Art Park’s roadmap for the long run with panelists Arundhati Nag, Jayakumar G. and Nalini Malaviya who will moderated by Suresh Jayaram.
The occasion will even see a poetry efficiency by Mamata Sagar and a music recital by M.D. Pallavi in addition to efficiency artwork by Dimple Shah on the entrance of the venue.
As is customary with common Art Park classes, there will likely be about 20 to 25 artists current who will likely be creating artistic endeavors on the premises, aside from just a few accomplished works they might have introduced alongside. “At Art Park, the price of our paintings created there are capped at ₹1000, no matter how much they fetch elsewhere or how accomplished the artist,” says Vasudev.
Some of the taking part artists for this version of Art Park embody Arasu T.V., Bharathi Sagar, Okay G Lingadevaru, Mridul Chandra, Sheetal C.S. and Urmila V.G., amongst others in addition to printmakers Akshay Bhat and Puja Kedia.
The 75th version of Art Park will likely be held at Bangalore International Centre on April 28, from 11 a.m. to four p.m. Entry free.