The exhibition with 54 paintings, eight photographs, and three sculptures debuted at the Amdavad Ni Gufa Art gallery in Ahmedabad. The performance will end on September 4.
The topic of the exhibition is the fusion of two disciplines visual art and architecture according to artists Trupti Dave, Kaushik Gajjar, Hemang Dave, Manish Sharma, Abhishek Mandala, Samarth Mistry, and Mitul Desai, whose works are on display at Amdavad ni Gufa.
The artists elaborated on the theme by saying that architecture and visual art have been affected and enriched by one another since the beginning of time.
The mutual influence of art and architecture on each other started in the post-renaissance era and continued in the modern era. Artists are still influenced to create art based on houses and buildings, they added.
Each artist included in this exhibition has been independently developing a piece with the theme “homes, houses, and habitats.”
“It is a sheer coincidence. There was no pre-planned idea to have some kind of theme-based show. They hardly know each other, In fact, some of them would meet each other for the first time on the pretext of this show” Desai said.
Desai said, “home has an emotional connection with humans and this connection can be overt or covert. A home is not a structure of bricks, steel and mortar. It is an emotional ecosystem for people. Because of this reason, painters, sculptors and photographers have been creating or capturing buildings, houses and structures.”
Desai said that it was only because of that “cosmic, surreal power” that the exhibition could be organised and that is why it was named “Cosmic Homes”.
“We are elated, proud and happy that we have brought these wonderful art pieces under one roof in Ahmedabad. A total of 54 paintings, eight photographs and three sculptures are displayed in this art show,’’ he added.