HYDERABAD: The ongoing group exhibition titled ‘Dimensions’, at Shrishti Art Gallery, calls our attention to the aspect of media opted and utilised by contemporary artists. A group of nine artists: A Rajeswara Rao, Chandan Kumar Samal, DLN Reddy, G Rama Krishna, Sachin George Sebastian, Saju Kunhan, Shivarama Chary, Vijaya and Vinod Daroz have individually worked upon various media to create a new visual context for their existing work.
The artists have undertaken the task to explore and experiment with mediums like terracotta, paper, wood, and bronze; with a singular agenda to bring about a transformation to their existing formats. Interestingly, the array of works is mature and meaningful. Therefore, the display is not a one-time experiment but an ongoing process which has been curing in the studios.
Although, the quantum of visuals and textures are familiar in some cases, it is totally new in the rest bringing about a lot of cheer to see various media on display. For instance, the master of assemblage – DLN Reddy has been working with woodchips all through his career. And in this display, he makes a significant shift with his abstract assemblage with the repetitive wooden blocks. Although abstract, his work stands out significantly as an erotic frame as he adds on the circular mounds signifying the female anatomy. Says the artist: “It does not matter how different a medium you attempt as long as you do not stop exploring.”
The other significant work in the show is of Vijaya Chauhan from Chhattisgarh. Exploiting the tactile nature of terracotta she takes her work a level further by incorporating Braille in one of the works tilted Silent Words. Therefore, the combination of the medium and the repetitive motifs sends an open invite to the spectator to feel the trajectory she adopts.
G Rama Krishna’s bronze sculptures create a lyrical statement. He brings into space the grace and charm from the stage into the display. But the wooden panel titled Urban Sprawl in bronze, iron, wood and Aluminum is a creative perspective of the artists with regard to the migration of a population from populated towns and cities the rural land.The exhibition is on till January 9