NAGUESH RAO SARDESSAI
‘Carnival Of Colours’ is truly a display of riot of colours, shades, forms, styles and above all multihued ideas. Hosted by the Ruchika’s Art Gallery, Miramar, it has on display over hundred admirable works executed by an army of more than fifty established as well as upcoming Goa based artists.
Right from internationally renowned Mario Miranda to undoubtedly a master but unfortunately largely overlooked veteran Vamona Navelcar, multi faceted and widely admired Subodh Kerkar, immensely talented and cerebral painter Theodore Mesquita and other equally established names like Sadguru Chendvankar, Suhas Shilkar, Yolanda D’Souza, Mohan Naik, Rajendra Usapkar, Liesel Cotta, Francis D’ Souza, Harshada Kerkar to rapidly appreciated emerging artists are sharing the gallery space.
Leading the pack of emerging artists is already feted and hot selling Viraj Naik. Others in the line are N. Kanhaiya, Santosh Morajkar, Aadhi Vishal, Chaitali Morajkar, Norman Tagore, Asmani kamat, Pravin Naik.
Each of these emerging artists has the desirable potential. Enhancing and upgrading their skills besides remaining committed to and honest towards art is what is expected of them.
Few of the works and artists besides the ones mentioned earlier do catch ones attention for differing reasons. And these artists deserve a piece of the market share. Shilpa Nasnolkar for her bold works, Rajesh Chodankar for his firm lines and interesting forms and Vijay Bhandare for his cerebral paintings. Vijay’s pen and ink composition titled ‘Holder’ is excellently drafted. In Addition to the above Sachin Naik, Salvador, Sudin Kurpaskar, Savio Peres, Shamoli Barreto, Kaushalya Lotlikar, Shridha Lotlikar, Vitesh Naik and Madhavi Pai Raiturkar do call for attention.
Shaistah Thapar’s huge work done in the memory of the 26/11 Mumbai Attack does make the heart beat for the victims and strengthens our resolve to keep the Indian flag flying high. Raj Bhandare’s ‘Resurrection’ is overwhelming. A magnetic quality exudes from this mixed media work. It grows on the viewer with the passing of every other moment.
Swatee Nair’s large abstract piece on canvas is almost meditative. The chaotic brush strokes surprisingly help the viewers transcend the boundary of this tangible world.
Narendra Manswal has displayed his extraordinary skill of working on stone and Raul Miranda’s vertical composition on canvas draws ones attention. Vitesh Naik’s painting does deserve a mention.
John Dai, Pranali Gaunekar, Rajesh Salgaonkar, John Pereira, Priyadarshan Salgoankar, Manjunath Naik, Sandesh Naik, Vishesh Chari, Jayesh Chari and Chetan Salunke, Sripad Gurav, Kaushal Lotlikar, Charu Saigal, Gautam Kudaskar and Shraddha Assoldekar are the others who has put up their works.
The show will be on till April 11.
