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I was busy doing some stuffs into the Gallery and suddenly the atmosphere filled with fresh energy as a group of school children entered into the exhibition. Their innocence admiration over my paintings made them more alive. It was such a special moment for me to share screen with my little friends. Thank you so much for the applaud. Love you all.
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Jehangir Art Gallery, 14th Solo Exhibition in Mumbai
It’s my pleasure to cordially invite you in my 14th Solo Exhibition of Paintings “Mumbai Cities”.
at Jehangir Art Gallery (Gallery No.1), Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai – 400001.
Exhibition will remain open from – 23rd to 29th August, 2016. between 11am to 7pm. all days.
Awaiting for your presence at the show.
Mumbai Cities – my upcoming Solo Exhibition
My upcoming solo exhibition on “Mumbai Cities” at At Jehangir Art Gallery (Gallery No.1), Kala Ghoda, Fort, Mumbai – 400001.
Exhibition will remain open from – 23rd to 29th August, 2016. between 11am to 7pm. all days.
Awaiting for your presence at the show.
Visit Official Website : www.anantamandal.in
You can also take a look for all updates on : www.mumbaicities.com
It feels excited to see the bunch of my next Mumbai Show’s catalogs. Say how do you like it?
My 13th Solo Exhibition of Paintings and Video Installation in Mumbai
In 2012, I visited Rajasthan for all its glory. The cutting edge golden light dazzled me; the colors lured me; the sandy dunes with its curves and patterns entangled with my creative self; the versatile characters of the locales and the indispensable camel enthralled me; the architectural vivacity with unique color regional identity left me spellbound and its rich folk music mesmerizing me.
When I entered, I was a visitor, when I moved around; Rajasthan aroused the artist within me inviting to visit again and again.
Here started my journey to explore the uncanny side of Rajasthan. Rajasthan has kept alive its roots; its colorful traditions; it’s glorious past still gleaming on the faces of sharp featured people with the innocence so rare of now; the color clad women veiled in with the shyness, worn as the grace of womanhood; the children with sparkling curiosity in traditional attire ready to embrace the future. Rajasthan is the unique state filled with color, culture and history.
This exhibition encases the fusion of real and surreal, expressed in a confluence of visual and performing expressions.
Ananta Mandal, Mumbai.
The melody of life – video installation
When I visited ‘Gadisar Lake’ in jaisalmer, Rajasthan, with the backdrop of the jaisalmer Fort ‘Sonar Kella‘ one locale was playing melodious folk music on his ‘Ravanahatha’. In the quietness of death beside the cremation ‘Chhatris’ (Umbrellas), enchanted by his echoing folk melody, I picked one piece of burnt wood and started scribbling on the walls the forms of camels that most appealed to me. The music lead to drawing the icons of life of Jesalmer- the camels, the folk musician and his wife……..
watch the film online – http://anantamandal.in/video
Plein Air Painting in Rajasthan
I visited Rajasthan for plein air outdoor painting. It was truly an awesome experience and I feel very fortunate for that. There I worked on my paintings video, an experimental video art and lots of freehand sketches.
All works were published in my Mumbai show on 26th January 2016.
Faber-Castell Watercolor Front Cover
It was a wonderful meeting with Mr. Andreas Graf Von Faber Castell, the Managing Director of Faber-Castell Ltd.
It was my pleasure to contribute my painting’s image to be the part of their new introduced watercolor front cover. I am testing the colors from the primary stage and have shared my experience with the entire team involved.
I feel the colors are of very good intensity with transparency, purity and vibrancy. They easily dilute giving great flow and the perfect blend of bright and dark shades.
I thank Mr. P. V. Narayan, Mr. Youvraj Dutt and the entire Faber-Castell team for making me the part of this energetic project and making my painting as cover photograph of the colors.
I congratulate and wish them all the success. This colors are going to be released worldwide soon and will definitely give a positive feedback.
Art Beyond Boundaries 2014. Liwa Art Hub, Abu Dhabi, UAE
This was my first venture abroad to participate in such a wonderful event. It was indeed very exciting for me to be a part of an event organized jointly by TellusArt and Abu Dhabi Art Hub.
Live demonstration of watercolor painting in Mumbai
It was my pleasure to give a live demonstration of watercolor painting in a superior event at Peninsula Chambers in Mumbai. My thanks to Gallery Art & Soul and Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co. for giving me the opportunity to work in this beautiful event.
5 Days Watercolor Workshop in New Delhi
Date – 18 December- 22 December 2014 (5 days) / Timing – 11:00 am to 5:00 pm (30 min Lunch time – 2:00 to 2:30 pm)
Course Details
*Creating a composition *How to color *Landscapes *perspective and observation *Textures
Here I had shown the planning stage of my process and demonstration in transparent watercolor, drawing discussions on perspective and moving on to a finished painting. Learn to mix colors for brilliance or graying and taking advantage of the flow of the medium, employ wet and dry techniques, compose simply, experiment with hard and soft edges, and use of paper as part of your painting and discover how to create texture by lifting color.
