<p>Adding much-needed colour and relief to a City that has been laid low due to the scorching heat, are numerous art exhibitions and cultural activities that continue to engage Delhizens by providing them interesting options to venture out of their homes. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Delhi is known to house many art galleries which host exhibitions by artists from across the country and even abroad. One such exhibition is ‘Dristha’, presented by Kala Mela 18. <br /><br />It is a group exhibition of paintings, sculptures and installations. Organised by artist Iqbal Krishan, the exhibition aims to give a platform to emerging artists from across the country. <br /><br />The exhibition which started on Monday is on till July 4 at the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC) and the artists who are participating are Poonam Rana, Shuchi Khanna, Krupa Shah, Iqbal Krishan, Hemraj, Shridhaer Iyer, Manish Pushkale, Fida Khan and Mansa Bedi.<br /><br />Speaking to Metrolife, Iqbal Krishna, said, “I have two paintings in the exhibition and they are based on the disease ‘necrophilia’, wherein priests and nuns who cannot explore their sexual desires end up fulfilling them with dead bodies. It is a psychological disease. During my college days I had studied psychology and it was one of the topics that I was really fascinated with.” <br /><br />The exhibition comprises different works from contemporary artists and the intention is to bring renaissance in the realm of art and painting and, invoke the lost interest for painting and art in masses. <br /><br />Shuchi Khanna, another painter, said, “I have three paintings in the exhibition and they are based on abstract realism. Through my artwork I have shown beauty of nature with urbanisation. My paintings have both nature and concrete, in terms of buildings. We cannot do without them (buildings). They are now part of nature.”<br /><br />Another exhibition is ‘Visual Fusion’, an art exhibition by Bhajju Shyam, Ramesh Gorjala, Shyamal Mukharjee and Venkat Singh at Convention Foyer, IHC, till July 4.On his artwork, Bhajju, said, “I never set out to be an artist. My mother painted the walls of our home, as is our tradition, and she would ask me to help her paint the parts she couldn’t reach. So, that is how my journey began as a painter.”<br /><br />Another artist, Shyamal Mukharjee who has spent his entire life in Calcutta, and is now venturing out to attend exhibitions of his works, said, “I love to travel alone in new places on buses and trains and most of my inspiration comes from observing people.”<br /></p>
<p>Adding much-needed colour and relief to a City that has been laid low due to the scorching heat, are numerous art exhibitions and cultural activities that continue to engage Delhizens by providing them interesting options to venture out of their homes. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Delhi is known to house many art galleries which host exhibitions by artists from across the country and even abroad. One such exhibition is ‘Dristha’, presented by Kala Mela 18. <br /><br />It is a group exhibition of paintings, sculptures and installations. Organised by artist Iqbal Krishan, the exhibition aims to give a platform to emerging artists from across the country. <br /><br />The exhibition which started on Monday is on till July 4 at the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre (IHC) and the artists who are participating are Poonam Rana, Shuchi Khanna, Krupa Shah, Iqbal Krishan, Hemraj, Shridhaer Iyer, Manish Pushkale, Fida Khan and Mansa Bedi.<br /><br />Speaking to Metrolife, Iqbal Krishna, said, “I have two paintings in the exhibition and they are based on the disease ‘necrophilia’, wherein priests and nuns who cannot explore their sexual desires end up fulfilling them with dead bodies. It is a psychological disease. During my college days I had studied psychology and it was one of the topics that I was really fascinated with.” <br /><br />The exhibition comprises different works from contemporary artists and the intention is to bring renaissance in the realm of art and painting and, invoke the lost interest for painting and art in masses. <br /><br />Shuchi Khanna, another painter, said, “I have three paintings in the exhibition and they are based on abstract realism. Through my artwork I have shown beauty of nature with urbanisation. My paintings have both nature and concrete, in terms of buildings. We cannot do without them (buildings). They are now part of nature.”<br /><br />Another exhibition is ‘Visual Fusion’, an art exhibition by Bhajju Shyam, Ramesh Gorjala, Shyamal Mukharjee and Venkat Singh at Convention Foyer, IHC, till July 4.On his artwork, Bhajju, said, “I never set out to be an artist. My mother painted the walls of our home, as is our tradition, and she would ask me to help her paint the parts she couldn’t reach. So, that is how my journey began as a painter.”<br /><br />Another artist, Shyamal Mukharjee who has spent his entire life in Calcutta, and is now venturing out to attend exhibitions of his works, said, “I love to travel alone in new places on buses and trains and most of my inspiration comes from observing people.”<br /></p>
