From: 12th to 18th August 2025
“FRAGMENTS OF SILENCE”
An Art Exhibition by 6 contemporary renowned artists – Virendra Chopde, Vinay Bagde, Abhishek Chourasiya, Vinod Chachere, Siddharth Bettajewargi, Umesh Nayak
VENUE:
Jehangir Art Gallery
Auditorium Hall
161-B, M.G. Road,
Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400001
Contact: +91 8149723564 / +91 7276409841
Timing: 11am to 7pm
This show was inaugurated on 12th August 2025 by Honorable Guests –
Dr. Kishor Ingale, kalasanchalak, kalasanchalanalay, Maharashtra Rajya.
Milind Limbekar,Renowned artist, critic, and art collector.
Maheshchandra Rajgire, Eminent artist,
Chandrakant Channe, founder, Basoli group.
Prof.Vishawnath Sable, Dean, Govt. College of Art and Design, Nagpur.
FRAGMENTS OF SILENCE
The aesthetics of fragments and silence occupy a potent conceptual space in today’s contemporary visual art. fragments operate as aesthetics and conceptual device; they reflect what we perceive and execute. whereas silence here is a space between what is said and what remains unspoken.
Artist today is practicing in various medium and material a group of such artists has joined hands together where they stand common conceptually but differs in the language and material. Each of them has their own poetics of fragments and space, yet they stand with a powerful narrative void and a space inviting spectator to enter the world of personal and collective history. Discussing on silence they call it a space not an emptiness, presence of the unseen silence which is muted by multiple layers of steel plates and arrested in the warmth of paper leaf in the shades of colour and the deliberate pauses between forms. it is not passive it resists withholds and listens.
The desire and capacity to move from the conscious to the mystical is constant and evident in this group’s explorations. Abhishek Chourasiya has straight dialogue between the tradition and modern consciousness he tries to understand the transformation of real and make belief he further clarifies that they both are so genuine that the creator the spectator and the unconcerned are engaged and realizes that it exists. this very existence is then related with his idioms of artwork and then continuum to exist in us. Siddharth Bettajewargi is the one who has distinctly used natural materials as the medium, viewing nature as his mother and prioritizing environmental concerns above all else. he creates and unleashes various form of human figures in the fallen leaf.
This transformation with the paper- mesh and fallen dry leaf is unique leaving behind interaction of speechless emotions characterized in flexible material. Umesh Chandra Nayak’s sculptures work convincingly challenge the formal nature of academic art, they are deeply personal yet universally resonant with exploration of memory, gender and cultural inheritance. The use of layered metal sheets in his sculptures is intended to symbolize different stages of human behavior, consciousness, and silence, evoking voices from stories that are otherwise inaccessible. It acts as vessels of absence, a carrier of silence. Sustaining each evolving phase of this self-awareness determines the individual contribution to humanity.
Vinod Chachere’s fragments in the work appears throughout the compositions not as ruins, but as carriers of memory. Vinod’s canvas becomes an excavation were meaning needs to be assembled attentively from scattered signs. The silence here is visual and quietness that emerges from muted palettes, minimal gestures, and restrained composition yet it is so conceptual. He believes Fragments and space do not diminish truth they deepen it and carries the viewer into an intimate dialogue. Vinay Bagade’s figures are narrative not through explicit storytelling but through gesture, posture and gaze inspired by lived experiences observation and fragmented memories rooted in traditional figurative techniques.
Vinay blends realism with beautification, often depicting static, emotionally distant figures, with decorative elements floating around as if they are residues of memory or psyche. Virendra Chopde displays his skill in portraying beautiful, elegant, simplified forms highlighted with his distinct style.
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His paintings emphasize sensitivity of subject and strength of aesthetics, revealing interrelationship of nature and emotion. Chopde’s paintings are the celebratory interpretation of beauty, often featuring dynamic compositions that include flowers particularly “chafa” [Plumeria Flower] which reflect his affinity for nature. His depictions of men, women, flowers, leaf leaves a mark by flat joyous colours and elegant rhythmic lines.
MILIND LIMBEKAR
Artist, Art critic, Art collector
FRAGMENTS OF SILENCE An Art Exhibition By 6 Contemporary Renowned Artists In Jehangir Art Gallery
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