Monday, March 3, 2014

ANANT VIKAS JAIN'S 'SPANDAN'


NAGUESH  RAO  SARDESSAI


Anant Vikas Jain is back again with second edition of ‘Spandan Goa’ bringing some interesting works of art created by aspiring as well as established artists from across various states of India.
Showing at the Art Gallery of Entertainment Society of Goa, Anant Vikas revels in dabbling in art and allied subjects. This serial entrepreneur and art enthusiast hails from culturally rich and colourful state of Rajasthan. Having graduated in commerce from Kolkata, he immersed himself in running various business enterprises accumulating vast experience and achieving enviable success. With over two and a half decades of entrepreneurial experience and having business interest in gems & jewellery, diamond tools and power tools, Anant Vikas is currently organizing events and exhibitions with an aim to promote art and artists.
Having recently made Goa his base, he works with artists from across the country and endeavor to showcase their talent with an aim to boost their career and attract commercial success.
From providing a platform for young painters, sculptors and photographers to organizing private exhibitions for renowned artists across India, Anant Vikas intends to bring a cultural synthesis. ‘Just as there is a need for religious and spiritual leaders in our community, there is also a need for artists,’ says Anant Vikas in admiration before adding, ‘The artists help us step outside of ourselves and experience the world from a new perspective.’
Twelve artists from across the country, that includes three from Goa, will be collectively showing fifty of their art works. Suresh Buddha, Cheerattan, Suresh Koothuparamba and Anirudhan Ettuveettil from Kerala, Manishek Gupta and Shalini Jha from Mumbai, Era Tak from Jaipur, Vidya Lakshmi from Tamil Nadu, S B Shariff from Hyderabad, Sujatha, Ninoshka Nadia Dias and Shweta B. Satardekar from Goa are showing their creations.
Suresh Buddha’s finely painted leaves in various states of compositions are pleasing. Manishek, currently working as assistant art director in films in Mumbai does include period forms in contemporary settings loaded with recent issues. Ninoshka’s Portuguese influenced Goan windows bring back the drifting world of Portuguese era into focus. Shalini’s realistic work adds freshness. Cheerattan’s unusually composed yet neatly executed work fits in the contemposrary genre. He makes very poignant statements and infuses cinematic appeal. Shweta and Sujatha’s women centric paintings speak of their preoccupation. They have together, successfully, managed to articulate their views. The rest of the artists have done justice to their art and the exhibition.

‘Through art, we explore the essence of truth and consistency, reminding people to work with nature and love,’ is what Anant Vikas states with a view to spread this message, which is the need of the hour.  
Besides art exhibitions, Anant Vikas organizes various other events across India such as shopping festivals, trade fairs, brand activation, workshops, summer camps and social events for special kids.
Spandan show, in April this year, will go to Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur as  ‘SPANDAN Jaipur’.
The show in Goa will be inaugurated today at 11.00 am.
The works will be on view till March 3, 2014.

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