UK-based ArtVantage presents ‘Myths and Understanding’ a corporate art exhibition on world myths with a separate sub-section featuring Henry Ford and Levi-Strauss. The art exhibition, to be held on October 11 and 12 at Taj Residency, will showcase narratives that expose ‘the best practice, knowledge and understanding’ of many myths and lessons learnt.

The art exhibition will depict through the paintings, on myths that correspond to the unifying character in them, their origin and belief and how they, with diverse narratives, essentially relate to one consciousness. The paintings will also reflect on the objective and formative quality of the myths and how they can be better understood with a sense of direction in thinking and realisation.

According to Jeff Ross, Director, ArtVantage, “The focus of the exhibition will be to to rediscover the spirit of courage and comradeship to characterise the alluring qualities of all myths.”

“The painting on Icarus, titled the ‘Soul of Icarus’, forseeing his own fall is one that teaches us about a myopic vision that a company or organisation needs to inculcate to stand in good stead ahead of market competition and at the same time make one aware of the renaissance spirit of exploration” says Joy Roy Choudhury, Consultant, ArtVantage.

ArtVantage will exhibit paintings of Samij Datta, who specialises in abstract paintings. In November this year, Samij  will be showcasing stunning artworks and paintings to commemorate Pink Floyd's 40th anniversary of their debut album ‘The Piper at the gates of dawn’. The exhibition will reflect on the mood of the swinging 60’s, its lifestyle, ethos and philosophy in correspondence with songs from early Pink Floyd. 

A variety of paintings, mostly surreal and modern abstract art, ranging from ‘Mescaline Barrett’ with its double implication of Syd Barrett's schizophrenia under the effect of LSD and Aldous Huxley's experimental novel ‘The doors of perception’ under the effect of mescalin will be on display along with ‘By the waters of Ganges’ subtly echoing the spiritual symbolism of friendship in Pink Floyd's classic song ‘Wish you were here’.

Some of the paintings by Samij Datta that has raised a lot of interest among Floyd zealots and other cultural aficionados in Italy, Russia, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, US and India include ‘Gnomic garden’ based on Barrett's composition ‘The Gnome’ (from Pink Floyd's debut album) and ‘Mahogany Doors’ based on ‘Is there anybody out there?’ (From Pink Floyd's ‘The Wall’ ) along with ‘The Bike in the midst of an industrial cornucopia’ based on Syd Barrett's ‘Bike song’ in Floyd's debut album.

Along with world mythology exhibits, there will be a separate sub-section of paintings on corporate myths like Henry Ford a Levi-Strauss.
MP