Mangalore: 'Poetic Space' exhibits on display at Orchid Art Gallery
Brijesh Garodi
Daijiworld Media Network- Mangalore
Mangalore, Aug 25: ‘Poetic Space’, an exhibition of watercolor landscapes, by Jyoti Sahi, an Anglo-Indian artist based in Bangalore was organized at the Orchid Art Gallery Balmatta, here and inaugurated by Gudrun Loewner, on Saturday August 24.
Speaking after the inauguration, Gudrun Loewner, a theologian from Germany, who featured the artist in her book, 'Christian themes in Indian Art’, said the sketches presented Sahi’s ‘personal moments’, a side that was originally intended only for personal recollection and not for exhibition display.
“These are nuanced paintings, and like the impressionists, he uses the light for great effects. It is a unique moment that has been captured in a unique painting,” she said.
In his message, Sahi said that his travels have taken him to the villages of England, Switzerland, Germany and also the banks of Ganga, Kaveri, Arkavathy and the villages of the country. Having been in fleeting associated with the city since 2003, images of the coastline or villages perched cozily in the Western Ghats also find space in his dossier.
“These paintings are a document of the moment, for these trees or lakes depicted are no more there, having been converted to bus stands or housing estates. It is important to look at nature and appreciate it, because a lot has changed,”
The exhibition showcases his hobby and penchant for capturing travels not through a camera but through a painting. These sketches have never been showcased before, he added.
More than 40 watercolor works by Jyoti Sahi, will be on display at the Orchid Art Gallery. This is Sahi’s second exhibition in the city, the first, held in 2009 showcased Christian art for which he is well known.
His use of watercolors is influenced by the European artists. With a British mother and a Punjabi father, his work forms a bridge between the cultures, and hopes to propagate landscape painting through this.
The paintings will be on display till September 1 at the gallery.