बुधवार, 16 अक्तूबर 2013

Aura Art Show 2013

Vidhyasagar Upadhyay, Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 80 inches, 2003

Siddhi Vinayak by Vinay Sharma, Acrylic, Water, Silver & Gold foil on old and new handmade paper, 25 x 33 inches, 2007

Bygone History by Vinay Sharma, Gun metal, bronze, copper, lead, 29" x 38" inches


The much awaited Aura Art Show 2013 will be inaugurated at 6 pm on 15th Auditorium Hall, Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, in the presence of several celebrities and eminent personalities, by stalwarts such as:

1) Mr Werner E Nievergelt, Consul General of Switzerland

2) Mr Dilip Piramal, Chairman, VIP Industries Ltd

3) Dr Ramakanta Panda, VC & MD, Asian Heart Institute

4) Mrs Anita Dongre, Leading Fashion Designer

5) Dr Archana Hingorani, CEO & ED, IL&FS Investment Managers Ltd

6) Mr Vishal Kampani, MD, JM Financial Products Ltd

7) Mr Sandeep Naik, MD, General Atlantic

8) Mr Anil Dharker, Eminent Writer & Journalist

9) Mr Vikramaditya Motwane, Film Director & Screenwriter

10) Ms Gayatri Ruia, Development Director, Palladium

11) Mr Rajendra Chhapwale, Chairman, Monarch Realty & Developers

Aura Art believes in reaching out to a broad spectrum of society from all walks of life to raise awareness and interest in art and this is also reflective in the wide choice of Guests of Honour for the Show. From diplomats to industrialists, healthcare to real estate, films and fashion to finance, this ecelectic and comprehensive amalgamation of dignitaries encompasses the best of the best from various spheres.

Aura Art Development Pvt Ltd, which was established in 2008 by Mr Daljit Singh Sethi and his two sons Harmeet Singh Sethi and Rishiraj Singh Sethi, aspires to be a fully Integrated Art House. It has organised / partnered with nearly 30 shows / events over the last 5 years, besides other activities that have strengthened the brand presence. Their specialised and professional services to the customer speak for themselves. They have always been keen to develop a class of buyers who love art enough to recognise them as precious assets. And assets always need to be carefully selected, sustained, protected and made to grow. Aura Art has therefore adopted invaluable service activities, by assisting collectors in identifying the artists and artworks to be collected, advising them in databasing, cataloguing, maintaining, preserving, packing, transporting, insuring and warehousing the works and if required to restore the same. Featuring more than fifty established modern and contemporary artists, this exhibition is expected to bring in new vigour into the Indian art market, after a significant period of consolidation. Aura Art Show 2013 will be on view at Jehangir Art Gallery, daily between 11am-7pm, till 21stcurator, Johny ML, will be released at the inauguration of the Show.

 October 2013 at

 October 2013. A well documented catalogue written by the noted art critic and Established modern artists namely, Krishen Khanna, Satish Gujral, Manjit Bawa, Paramjit Singh, Dhruva Mistry, Nagji Patel to name a few, are featuring in this prestigious art exhibition. The highlights of the Show in the modern masters section is a rare set of museum quality artworks titled Raaga Lakeeeran Waali by Krishen Khanna -- a small accordion-fold book of a set of eighteen individual yet interconnected, exquisite pencil drawings on the theme of music. Also, an astounding bronze portrait of the greatest Sufi poet of all times - Jalaluddin Rumi, again by Krishen Khanna. 



Raaga Lakeeran Waali by Krishen Khanna Pencil on Moleskine heavy acid free paper sprayed for permanence,

The diary comprises of 18 drawings on 23 pages, with each paper size being 8.2 x 5 inches and

A magnificent rare landscape of the late 1960s by Manjit Bawa, besides his signature Krishna

total size 8.2 x 115 inches, 2013

painting are the other star attractions.

Manjit Bawa, Water colour on paper, 14.5 x 21.5 inches, Late 1960s Krishna by Manjit Bawa, Oil on canvas, 7 x 5.5 inches, Late 1990s

There are other invaluable collectibles in both paintings and sculptures -- such as a man riding a pair of rams, acrylic on canvas by Satish Gujral; two exquisite works by Paramjit Singh in his typical style of beautifully rendering vast grassy lands and forests with shrubs; and an imposing bull in a seated position, by Dhruva Mistry. Much collected artist, S Yousuf Ali, who was a toast of the Indian art scene in the 1980s, before his untimely demise in the late 90s (just when the art market was gaining momentum), is also one of the highlights of the Aura Art Show 2013.

While the modern artists find their due place in art history, the contemporary section blossoms with freshness in terms of artistic themes and execution. For example, with his oriental color palette and large sized canvases, Veguri Ravindra Babu, a young contemporary artist lets the viewer delve into introspection on issues of urbanization and development. Similarly, Tejinder Kanda, a master of the spatula technique depicts mundane life situations with great vigor and zest by the application of bright impasto colors.

The Show also features stunning artworks created by three Jaipur based artists - Vidhyasagar Upadhyay, Vinay Sharma and Kiran Soni Gupta.

 Aura Art Development Pvt Ltd, which has worked steadfastly to expand the art market, has painstakingly put this exhibition together in line with their long term vision. “The art market has gone through an interesting phase, where as hoped and anticipated, quality of the art work matters more than ever before. This is distinct to the signature cult prevailing a few years ago, wherein even the average works of select Masters were being desperately chased by speculating buyers. Over the last 5 years, we have witnessed an interesting change, wherein collectors, both new and old, are as keen to buy quality works of artists with potential, even if the name is not completely established today” says Harmeet Singh Sethi, Director of Aura Art Development Pvt Ltd, who travelled the length and breadth of the country to also assimilate, besides rare works by top masters, some relatively lesser known artists creating high quality works who with persistent efforts have vast potential to be future contemporary masters. Hence, the visitors and collectors at the Aura Art Show 2013 will be treated to rare and precious works of art from 1950s to 2013.

For further details please contact:

Harmeet Singh Sethi

Director, Aura Art Development Pvt Ltd

A-117, 1st

 floor, Vinay Bhavya

159, CST Road, Kalina, Santacruz (East)

Mumbai – 400 098

Tel: +91 22 26524557, Mob: +91 9328877000

harmeetssethi@gmail.com, harmeet@auraart.in

www.auraart.in


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