After DCAW 2019, which I was thrilled to be able to visit, this was my second time at the Delhi Contemporary Art Week and the Art Week’s fourth edition. There are a few reasons why I’m always interested in going for this showcase : I am an artist myself, I love being surrounded by art, I enjoy the feeling of rejuvenation whenever I see the work of fellow-artists, seeing art in-person is a whole different experience than seeing it online, this is one of Delhi’s leading art events AND it’s a good place to meet with fellow artist and galleries and other art enthusiasts.
First off the bat, if you can, go see this exhibit in-person. Even if there was a way for me to photograph each work of art and create a photo-story of the same on my blog, you would not get even a 10% feel of actually staring at a painting or sculpture up-close. The details are what make the art.
The DCAW is taking all kinds of precautions with respect to Covid. Wear a face mask. Regularly sanitize your hands. And you should be good to do. Since art is, unfortunately, not yet an interest point for the masses, the DCAW is not crowded. They also have live music most evenings and a happening outdoor bar and eating space.
The DCAW 2021 wraps up on the 15th of April.
Now, onto some of my my favourite artworks and paintings at the Delhi Contemporary Art Week 2021.
The exhibition is on the ground floor and the first floor of Bikaner House, New Delhi.
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Soft Land by Pranati Panda -
Shrimanti Saha’s The Apparition | Mixed media on paper | 27″ x 20″ | 2021 -
Prelude by Sujith S. N. and SOMEWHERE, ELSEWHERE, HERE by TREIBOR MAWLONG -
Golden Deer (Maricha) | Acrylic, water colour, ink, collage from the Displacement Series by Shailesh B.R. -
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Above and below : Demos (Crimson), 2017 and Demos (Azure), 2018. Both multiple fused corian surfaces, 99,8×99.8 cms -
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Raqs Media Collective : The Sovereign Takes a Walk: Season X Gold and silver screen print on velvet. 2021 -
Samanta Batra Mehta, Heart/land 1, Print on archival paper, 42,56 inches, Edition of 5, 2021 -
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Above and below : MYASMATICA | ANANDAJIT RAY, Pseudo Pathogen Series, Watercolours and gouache on paper -
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Karan Shrestha, Untitled, Ink on Archival Cotton Rag Paper, 16.5 x 22 inches, 2021
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Gurjeet Singh, Untitled, Fabric, Polyfill, Embroidery Material, GI Wire, Readymade Object, 24x21x10 inches, 2021 -
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Sanket Viramgami, Untitled, Acrylic on canvas, 42 inches in diameter, 2020 -
Wardha Shabbir, As It Surrounds 1 and 2, Gouache on Acid-Free Paper ,21×21 inches, 2021 -
Waseem Ahmed, Untitled, Dry Pigment Colour, Gold Leaf on Handmade Archival Wasli Paper, 14.1 x 10.4 In., 2021 -
Anupama Alias, Untitled, Mixed media on paper, 60 x 92 inches, 2020 -
Ketaki Sarpotdar, Aluva Varch E Pani, Gouache on paper, 17×20 inches, 2021 -
Yogesh Ramkrishna, Some People Are Not Fit To Rule Themselves, Wash and Gouache on paper, 30×43.5 inches, 2020
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Above Karachi to Lucknow, Graphite and wash on Paper, 81 x 161 cm, 2018 and below : SABA QIZILBASH, GTIII Wagha to Kolkatta, Graphite and resin on paper mounted on board, 30 x 120 cm, 2020 -
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Ghulam Mohammad, Zarbضرب, Pen and Iranian Ink and Paper collage on wasli, 57 x 42 cm with frame 32 x 24 cm without frame, 2020 -
Ghulam Mohammad, Talatum, Pen and ink on archival paper and Paper collage on wasli, 68 x 55 cm with frame, 2020 -
Muzzumil Ruheel, Ticking moment ,Ink and acrylics on wasli paper, (Set of 8) 26 x 33 cm each, 2019
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Anila Quayyum Agha, Itinerant Shadows White (Arches), White laser-cut lacquered steel & light bulbs, 24” x 24” x 24”, 2019 -
On the left : The separation of darkness and light, Mixed media on archival paper, 48 x 33 cm, 2020 by Salima Hashmi and In the middle : MUNIX Blu, carbon imprint on paper, 29 cm × 20.5 cm, 1/3 + 2 A, 2020 and on the right : Kores SAPPHIRE, carbon imprint on paper, 29 cm × 20.5 cm, 1/3 + 2 A, 2020, both by Nihaal Faizal -
Above and below : Manjunath Kamath, Untitled 9- MK, Gouache & acrylic on paper, 8.5 x 11.5 (each) inches, 2021 -
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On the left : Divya Singh, Four / Notes for Tomorrow, Oil on canvas, 72 x 48 inches, and On the Right : Divya Singh, Tell Mother, I’m Home, Oil on Canvas, 48 x 72 inches, 2021 -
Omer Wasim, Component No. 14 (from As the Light Turns), Worn shirts stitched on canvas, charcoal on canvas, knitting thread and matchsticks, print and metal, Dimensions Variable, 2019 -
Thukral and Tagra -
Rahul Kumar, from the Body-city:Remains series, stoneware clay, ceramic stain, welded iron rods -
Manisha Gera Baswani, Tat Tvam Asi, Pin incisions and gouache on paper, 24 x 18 (each) inches, 2020
I have tried my best to annotate each artwork with their respective artists but if I have made a boo-boo, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. I have missed a couple of artworks unfortunately.
The art I have shared above is not even a third of what is on display at Bikaner House till the 15th of April and if you have any inclination at all towards art, I recommend that you do not miss the Delhi Contemporary Art Week’s Fourth Edition.
FOLLOWING ARE LINKS TO THE INDIVIDUAL ART GALLERY WEBSITES
Delhi Contemporary Art Week 2021 — Vadehra Art Gallery
Shrine Empire Gallery » Delhi Contemporary Art Week – 2021
Contemporary art, Indian art, Art gallery – Latitude 28
blueprint12.com/exhibitions/2021/delhi-contemporary-art-week-2021
Exhibit320 – Art Gallery, Contemporary Art Space, Art Gallery in India
The participating galleries are also present on Instagram, actively. Namely,
Vadehra Art Gallery | Nature Morte Delhi | Shrine Empire | Latitude 28 | Gallery Espace | Exhibit 320 | Blueprint 12
SOME OF MY OWN PAINTINGS FROM MY ONLINE STORE
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Seven Lines, 2021, 48 Inches in Diameter, Hand-Painted Acrylics on Stretched Canvas
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Newsprint : Noir Edition, 2021, 7.5 Inches on Canvas
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Newsprint : Show Me The Money Edition, 2021, 7.5 Inches on Canvas
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Newsprint : Blue Eyed Edition, 2021, 7.5 Inches on Canvas
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Newsprint : Underwater Edition, 2021, 7.5 Inches on Canvas
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Newsprint : Page Three Edition, 2021, 7.5 Inches on Canvas
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Newsprint : Chaos Core Edition, 2021, 7.5 Inches on Canvas
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Newsprint : Magic Escape Edition, 2021, 7.5 Inches on Canvas
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Newsprint : Jar Red Edition, 2021, 7.5 Inches on Canvas
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For previously published photo stories and features around global and Indian art, see EyesForArt – Naina.co.