Scientist Artist's Solo Show Explores Life's Journey
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The Echo of India Kolkata Thursday June 9, 2016 PAGE-10 CREATIVE WORLD Scientist artist’s solo show British Museum can send heritage texture to Assam It felt like to live in N TEZPUR, JUNE 8 /--/ The 16th century Vrindavani explores life’s journey Vastra of Assam now owned by British Museum Lon- don can be sent to the state for exhibition if the Assam Korea: Anurag Kashyap government takes responsibility of its safety, security NEW DELHI, JUNE 8 /--/ New dia before moving to the US for a "At best a twisted mirror of reality York-based Indian visual artist, sci- Ph.D. in neuroscience in 2003 says or a simple mirror of a very twisted re- and insurance, said a curator of the Museum. "If the entist and entrepreneur Sukant through the process of art and crea- ality. I work to create better realities or Assam government takes the responsibility of safety Khurana in his first solo art exhibi- tive writing, he continues to explore seek better realities and my art re- and security and the insurance of the Vrindavani tion here attempts to present a com- "life's journey, previous experiences flects that too just as it reflects inner Vastra, the British Museum Authority would send it to mentary on the journey of his life of getting stuck in futile efforts, mak- and outer struggles. Instead of being Assam for exhibition here," Thomas Ricahrd Blurton, both in the US and in various parts of ing via unmaking, breaking free from tied to a style, my work is a new syn- Head of the South Asian Section, Department of Asia, India. Titled 'Making Via Unmaking' loops, correcting mistakes, and fi- thesis of media and styles to capture of British Museum told media today. Blurton said this the show is a collection of about 60 nally finding direction and joy." my ongoing feelings," he says. In the to a query at an interactive session following his works of art, which "are mostly Khurana's display has been bro- first part of the series, 'Fake Smiles' power-point presentation on Vrindavani Vastra in mixed media, with acrylic on canvass ken down into themes he has titled - Khurana attempts to capture the fake Tezpur University this evening. being a dominant component, closely 'Circling While', 'Fake Smiles' and smiles sported by "almost everybody" "The *Vrindavani Vastra* is a drape woven by followed by spray paints and the use 'Breaking Free'. "This exhibition is in a materialistic and artificial life. Assamese weavers during the 16th century under the of fire." The display, which began at meant to perturb more than please, In the second part, he explains guidance of Vaishnavite saint and socio-religious re- MUMBAI, JUNE 8 /--/ Anurag Kashyap, one of the pro- the All India Fine Arts and Crafts So- provoke more than cater to aesthetic ,"Path of life is rarely linear and we former Srimanta Sankardeva. The large drape illus- ducers of "Udta Punjab", has compared the ongoing censor- ciety on June 3, according to curator needs. Most of these paintings were keep going round and round in circles trates the childhood activities of Lord Krishna in ship regarding his upcoming film "Udta Punjab" to the dic- Aakshat Sinha, represents a full cel- made in the US but some in India too, till some of us momentarily break Vrindavan", Blurton said. Stating parts of the original tator regime of North Korea. The "Bombay Velvet" direc- ebration of pain, pleasure and joy in with some works taking years to com- free". The third part, 'Breaking Free' *Vrindavani vastra* are presently owned by Victoria tor said there is no sense of freedom here. "I always won- a brutally honest way." plete," says the artist. "In general, my are simpler celebrations of artwork and Albert Museum in London and Musee Guimet (the dered what it felt like to live in North Korea... Ab to plane Khurana's art pieces, says Sinha, art is a response to the human condi- that are put into a washing machine Guimet Museum) in Paris, he said the piece of cloth pakadney ki bhi zaroorat nahin...," he posted on Twitter. involves "painting and repainting, tion. It not create an alternate reality and reworked again to represent the demonstrates the skillful weaving methods developed The 43-year-old filmmaker's tweet came after Censor tempering and weathering of works or provide born-again romanticisms uncaring attitude of the isolated mod- during medieval times and such complexity is rarely Board had purportedly raised certain objections regarding with elements of nature and be- of escape back to family, community ern man "who keeps dying everyday." seen in present day Assam. "Assamese silk weavers de- references to Punjab following which the movie may have yond." The artworks are distinctive and cozy feelings of belonging," says Apart from the physical exhibition the picted scenes from Bhagavata, Mahabharata, mainly to go through some changes. "Udta Punjab", starring that they have been put out in ice and Khurana. The artist who teaches con- artist says the exhibiton is planned for of the childhood days of Lord Krishna on silk cloths Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt and rain, molded by fire and tempered cepts of statistics, artificial intelli- over 100 plus digital works on same under the supervision of Saint, scholar, and poet Diljit Dosanjh in a pivotal role, deals with the substance with knife and then brushed up to gence, and data visualisation, in ad- themes. Srimanta Sankardeva and his disciple Srimanta abuse in Northen part of the state and its effects on the heal. Some works bear marks of bul- dition to neuroscience to biologists The exhibition of Khurana works Madhvadeva during 16th Century," said Richard who youth. "There is no film more honest than UDTA PUNJAB... let shots while some other canvases describes his art as an "emotional re- which are on permanent exhibit at has conducted active programmes of contemporary And any person or party opposing it is actually GUILTY of carries upto 70 layers of paint. The ality of modern urban chaotic selfish McGovern Center, Beijing is sched- collecting, most notably in eastern and north-eastern promoting drugs," Kashyap added. Directed by Abhishek Delhi-born artist, who grew up in In- life." uled to go on here till June 9. (PTI) India. (PTI) Chaubey, the film is slated to release on June 17. Kashyap urged political parties to stay away from his censorship battle. "I request Congress, AAP and other political parties to Prince Harry ‘History, the real hero of ‘Shovabazar Rajbarir Andarmahal’ Katie Price to stay out of my battle. It's my Rights vs the Censorship. I speak only on my behalf." The "Gangs of Wasseypur" smitten by KOLKATA, JUNE 8 /--/ Filmmaker helmer, who often faces the burnt of censorship, says his Satarupa Sanyal says history is the release book fight is not against the Censor Board. "It's my fight Vs a dic- real hero of her short film based on the tatorial man sitting there operating like an oligarch in his Ellie Goulding position of women in a royal house- on husband's constituency of censor board, that's my North Korea," he LONDON, JUNE 8 /--/ hold of Calcutta during British rule. said. "Rest of you go pick your own fights. I will fight mine. Britain's Prince Harry is Titled 'Shovabazar Rajbarir betrayal So please don't colour my fight with any political affiliation reportedly smitten by Andarmahal', the 28-minute film por- because there is none." (PTI) the famous and well trays the journey of late Kamala Devi LONDON, JUNE 8 /--/ Former glamour model known singer Ellie Bourani, who entered the Dev family, Katie Price has opened up Goulding. a prominent princely family of 19th about her husband Kieran The 31-year-old royal century Calcutta, as a child-bride af- Reality TV not scripted, Hayler's extra-marital af- has been friends with the ter giving up her studies. "It is the uni- fair, in a book. The 38-year- "Love Me Like You Do" versal tale of women as being nowhere old star is spilling all after hitmaker for several in history with their condition and situ- says actress Sunny Leone discovering her husband years now and the pair ation seldom highlighted or referred. was said to have eyes cheated on her with her MUMBAI, JUNE 8 /--/ the show this time is "where Their history is not chronicled," only for each other at a best friend Jane Pountney Sunny Leone has been a women rule". "I thought the Satarupta told PTI. in 2014, reported Female part of reality TV shows concept was really great. I recent party, reported The script is based on Kamala played an important role in running the spoken to the family and got inputs female first. "It turned First. "I'm going to use my like "Bigg Boss" and am a pro women anyway. It Devi's memoirs available with present family but had no outside exposure or from them including descendant of the experience from what hap- "Splitsvilla" and the actress has been interesting to see into a real party late into day researchers which depict the lives apparent say in the domain of men." family and prominent music director the night and there was pened with Kieran cheat- says they are not scripted. how the boys on the show of women in those times. About not tak- When asked about the reason be- Raja Narayan Dev." The filmmaker ing on me with my best a complete ban on taking The "Mastizaade" actress responded to these powers.