Art For a Start

Rohit J Kapoor Art Exhibition, New Delhi

 

 

Last weekend I went for LEFT, a collection of art work by Rohit J Kapoor, who was `exploring the feminine embrace' in his debut. The 32-piece display comprised paintings as well as sketches in charcoal and pen depicting the influence of the feminine energy in everyone and everything around us. 

 

The artist is portraying the feminine energy in its compassion, sensuality, nurturing forms as well as life-giving importance. Its interesting to see the artist's transition from the brushstrokes of his earlier pieces to the more complex play of colours and form of his later ones.

We had a discussion about whether he should have written a little note about each of his paintings to give the viewer an idea of where it's coming from and what it's supposed to mean, but he said that he wanted people to have their own interpretation of his work. You can be rest assured that your interpretation is going to be waaaayyyyy different from what the artist has conceived! With all art, I guess, some pieces are aesthetically appealing and with some, one has to really wonder what was going on in the artist's head!
 

I'm looking forward to witnessing Rohit's journey in turning a hobby into a career and am eagerly awaiting his next collection, where he's threatened to let his imagination run wild! It's quite fascinating to see an artist's metamorphosis and the influences that govern their art as well as the new techniques they adopt as they go along.

The exhibition is on till 5pm this evening at the Twin Gallery II, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 1 C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi. You can check his works out on www.rohitjkapoor.com.

P.S. If I had a better camera, the pictures would be more lustrous, but unfortunately, for now, I'm stuck with my trusty Samsung S3.