Gita Maini started Gallery-g in 2002 with help from connoisseurs of art, with confidence that affordable art would do well in the City. Her soul aim was to exhibit young artists, for she says, “Carrying a generation of artists along, is my focus.”
A few years ago one didn’t know where art was going but today it’s considered a good investment. With a panel of people connected to art advising Gita, an artists’ potential is decided on the basis of technique and skill. This determines the artists’ potential to sell and an exhibition at the gallery is a response to the work put in by the artist.
Nitin was among the young artists whose work was exhibited in 2004 by Gita, the show being a tremendous success. ‘Faceless faces’ is not new to art with artists like Husain and Solanki, among those of the old genre, who captured viewers with their faceless portraiture.
The exhibition that will head to Singapore, has been cumulatively arranged by a gallery owner in Pune and Mumbai with Gallery-g being part of this promotional tour. The paintings, 12 out of the 18, will be exhibited in Mumbai and Delhi and Singapore soon after. According to Gita, there will the old masters like Vaikutam, Lakshman Gaud and B Shetty along with up and coming artists from the gallery stables. “It’s going to be a curators’ delight to have artists from around India with figurative and abstract art on display.” Talking about Nitin, art critic Gitanjali Rao says she finds Nitin’s semi-abstract art form very controlled and in limited palette.
Gita feels viewers can relate to his theme — a homage to women and children and the importance of peer groups being his focal point interspersed with pots, pets and livestock. It’s about everyday life. Gita also asserts that it’s always beneficial for the artist, before an international show, to have a promotional show locally.
According to her, there has been a tremendous response to the exhibition which will be on view till July 30 at Gallery-g, Lavelle Road.