'Illusion and Reality' An Exhibition of Watercolour Paintings By Renowned artist Pradip Maitra in Jehangir

Pradip Maitra’s Upcoming Solo Exhibition – ‘Illusion and Reality'

Artist: Pradip Maitra

Renowned for his emotive watercolours, senior artist Pradip Maitra unveils his latest solo exhibition, ‘Illusion and Reality’, offering a profound meditation on the cultural and intellectual upheaval spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. The exhibition is set to open at the Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, from 29th October to 4th November 2024.

Maitra’s new series was conceived during the 2019-2020 lockdown, marked by global isolation, anxiety, and uncertainty. Like countless others, Maitra found himself confined to his home, grappling with depression and confusion. The previously comforting books underwent a metamorphosis, unsettling him as they seemed to animate and encircle him in a stark embodiment of knowledge confined and remote.

 

While exploring his daughter's college library later, he chanced upon a secluded section where valuable manuscripts lay abandoned, their significance fading amidst the hustle and bustle of contemporary society. Maitra's 'Book and Lock' series is founded upon this discovery, exploring the vulnerability of cultural traditions and the increasing conflict between preservation and oblivion. Maitra's works explore technology’s dominance during the lockdown, using the lock as a subtle metaphor for barriers to ancestral knowledge.

‘Illusion and Reality' invites audiences to contemplate the delicate interplay between safeguarding our cultural legacies and the march of modernity.

VENUE:

Jehangir Art Gallery

161-B, M.G. Road, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400 001

Timing: 11am to 7pm

29^th October to 4^th November 2024

Contact: +91 9231678595