The
All India Contemporary Women Artists Art Exhibition 2019, organised by
Artscapes is an effort to present the powerful and creative spirit of women
artists across the country to art lovers, critics, students and viewers.
Inaugurated this week at the Museum of Fine Arts, Panjab University, around 170
artworks, including eight award-winning ones, selected by a jury are on
showcase. From paintings to prints, sculptures to photographs, the women
artists showcase a range of works in a variety of media, exploring and
experimenting with colours, forms, textures, light. The broad-ranging themes
addressed by the artists also demonstrate their determination to engage with
meaningful issues.
Some
like Agomoni Sen strive to look inwards through their work, while others like
Varsha Mithun, whose work depicts the vastness of the world, look outwards.
Most keep the issues that women face as a larger theme for their works. In
essence, the exhibition invites the viewer to explore their selves and their
surroundings without ignoring the struggles of other people. Priya Sisodia, a
student of Sri Venkateswara College of Fine Arts, Hyderabad, won an award for
her woodcut, ‘3 Generations’. The artist says she strives to highlight love and
tenderness towards a girl child through the work, which depicts three
generations of women, grandmother, mother and child. My daughter and my family,
who are my inspiration, are an integral part of my life.
The piece reflects that,” says Sisodia.
‘Qurisity
3’ is the work of Arati Maurya, who is pursuing Masters in Fine Arts, and her
work depicts the element of curiosity in underprivileged children. In the
woodcut print, Maurya depicts a young girl holding something in her hands, with
a smile of wonder. The background has alphabets in Hindi and English across the
whole print. “Children of labourers are curious to learn about things and want
to be educated but that never becomes their reality. They will have to do what
their parents do,,” says Maurya. “My father was a farmer and he saw my talent
for art when I was very young. He encouraged me on this journey,” reflected
Maurya. “The role of the subversive artist, particularly the woman artist,
becomes significant in the exhibitions of Artscapes, as each edition encourages
women artists to simultaneously engage with creativity and contemporary
concerns,” says Seema Bawa, an art critic.
The
exhibition is on till April 26. There are many women in India and all across
the globe who are one of the finest artist and some-how they do not get the
opportunity to represent themselves in front of the people or we can say they
do not get the chance to show case their talent, and events like these they
portray the strong women and their talents which are not known by many of us.
It is the duty of the whole nation to bring out the best of anyone and let the
know that no matter they are feeling they can always get the chance to come in
front and let the world know that who they are.
