10 min
Can A City Influence An Artist? A Diary of a Curator's Podcast
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- Visual Arts
Can a city influence an artist and his art? Yes, it does. Sometimes, directly and many times indirectly. But, yes it does and that’s how Boys From Delhi came on the surface. In this case, apart from looking at the aesthetic value, the scale of artwork, visual beauty and investment opportunity, I was more interested in finding one common element in all the artworks that reflected the essence of Delhi. Just like there is diversity in people, the artist from Delhi offers diversity in style, subject and technique. But, that one quality that brings out true essence in their artworks is that of being Fearless. Starting from Faiyyaz Khan, he motivates us to be fearless and THINK. Artist Gurmeet Marwah inspires us to be fearless and LOVE. Works by Hukum Lal Verma encourages to EXPRESS oneself fearlessly and Sunil Yadav's works stimulates to UPGRADE in life. Vipin Singh Rajput's works energizes fearlessly EXPERIMENT whereas Vikash Kalra's works rouses the viewer to be BOLD in spirit. That leads us to the next question: How to look at art? What is so special about these artists and their works? Let’s find out.
Can a city influence an artist and his art? Yes, it does. Sometimes, directly and many times indirectly. But, yes it does and that’s how Boys From Delhi came on the surface. In this case, apart from looking at the aesthetic value, the scale of artwork, visual beauty and investment opportunity, I was more interested in finding one common element in all the artworks that reflected the essence of Delhi. Just like there is diversity in people, the artist from Delhi offers diversity in style, subject and technique. But, that one quality that brings out true essence in their artworks is that of being Fearless. Starting from Faiyyaz Khan, he motivates us to be fearless and THINK. Artist Gurmeet Marwah inspires us to be fearless and LOVE. Works by Hukum Lal Verma encourages to EXPRESS oneself fearlessly and Sunil Yadav's works stimulates to UPGRADE in life. Vipin Singh Rajput's works energizes fearlessly EXPERIMENT whereas Vikash Kalra's works rouses the viewer to be BOLD in spirit. That leads us to the next question: How to look at art? What is so special about these artists and their works? Let’s find out.
10 min