KYNKYNY
Contemporary Indian Art since 2004
KYNKYNY was founded in 2004 by the husband and wife duo Namu Kini and Vivek Radhakrishnan. With an aim to make the fascinating world of Indian art more accessible to the world, KYNKYNY supports emerging and established artists – offering a highly curated selection of original and authentic artworks. Since its inception, KYNKYNY has worked with over 300 artists from all over India and has shipped its art across the globe; from Dubai and Lithuania to Australia and Brazil.
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KYNKYNY’s latest exhibition features luminous landscapes far from the noise and hustle of modern cities. Away from the urban chaos, the art works by contemporary artists Amit Bhar and Siddharth Shingade, transport us to distant, timeless places steeped in legend, history, mystery and mythology. The geographical scope of the works is epic, meandering through the radiantly lit banks of the Ganga, the vast hinterlands of Marathwada, unseen villages, boat rides on the Hooghly and the sacred city of Benaras. Going beyond the here and now, the transcendent exhibition documents with warmth and intimacy, fading cultures and ways of life, pastoral rural worlds, and atmospheric realms that skirt the edge between water and land, mythical and real, nature and spirit, and human and divine. Rife with spirituality and magic as well as sharp realism, the artworks mix genres, themes and moods with ease to create a visual language that is both indigenous and contemporary.
SIDDHARTH SHINGADE
Siddharth Shingade’s artworks are rooted in the vast, drought-prone region of Marthwada, and are an ode to its land, soil, light, people and way of life. The Mumbai-based artist grew up in Tuljapur – the idyllic village set in southern Maharashtra has grown into a bustling and crowded town over the years. Imbued with nostalgia and longing, the richly layered acrylics on canvas are a way of reminiscing about his hometown and recreating the simplicity and warmth of village life, and celebrate the resilience and endurance of the people of the region. Toy sellers, farmers, gypsies and everyday folk are recurring protagonists and so are mythological beings like Krishna, Govardhan and Buddha. Stories of mythology are often seamlessly woven into rustic scenes – the characters in Shingade’s timeless world seem part-earthly and part-mythical and are shown in a state of oneness with the landscape around them. Clothed in diaphanous textures and mesmerising gradations of colour, the dusky figures with kohl-rimmed eyes are depicted in the dark tones of the soil that pervades this region. Shingade turns their self-contained faces and bodies into a canvas, over which he layers remarkably intricate motifs, folk imagery and spiritual symbols.
Lady with Goat | Acrylic on canvas | 26“ X 65“ | ₹355,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SID105
Lady with Goat | Acrylic on canvas | 26“ X 65“ | ₹355,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SID105
Shiva | Acrylic on canvas | 24“ X 24“ | ₹120,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SID104
Shiva | Acrylic on canvas | 24“ X 24“ | ₹120,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SID104
Red Door| Acrylic on canvas | 48“ X 48“ | ₹480,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SID106
Red Door| Acrylic on canvas | 48“ X 48“ | ₹480,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SID106
Tree | Acrylic on canvas | 36“ X 48“ | SOLD | SID102
Tree | Acrylic on canvas | 36“ X 48“ | SOLD | SID102
Govardan | Acrylic on canvas | 24“ X 24“ | ₹120,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SID103
Govardan | Acrylic on canvas | 24“ X 24“ | ₹120,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SID103
Buddha | Acrylic on canvas | 48“ X 48“ | ₹480,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SID89
Buddha | Acrylic on canvas | 48“ X 48“ | ₹480,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SID89
Ladies With Goat | Acrylic on canvas | 48“ X 48“ | SOLD | SID107
Ladies With Goat | Acrylic on canvas | 48“ X 48“ | SOLD | SID107
Marriage Procession | Acrylic on canvas | 59“ X 60“ | ₹740,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SID100
Marriage Procession | Acrylic on canvas | 59“ X 60“ | ₹740,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SID100
Village Series | Acrylic on canvas | 36“ X 36“ | ₹270,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SID108
Village Series | Acrylic on canvas | 36“ X 36“ | ₹270,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | SID108
AMIT BHAR
Amit Bhar’s sublime oils on canvas capture the lyrical beauty of Bengal’s countryside (where he hails from) and serene scenes of village life. Central to his art and flowing through his works are two revered rivers – Hooghly in Kolkata and the Ganga flowing through the holy city of Benaras. Life along the banks of these rivers is depicted in luxuriant and breathtaking detail: boatmen ferrying people on the waters, the revered Ghats along the Ganga, sadhus dressed in saffron, devotees offering prayers, children frolicking in the water, and rituals of faith and worship. But Bhar’s intention is not documentation. Instead, he creates a meditative setting that draws you into a state of contemplation. Bathed in incandescent light and shadow, the mirage-like works pierce the veil between the material and mystical and hint at the intangible nature of reality. The landscapes are imbued with realism and a strong figurative quality as well, and are composed with meticulous detail, attention to lighting, and embody what he describes as “a new semi-realistic technique of texturing with the realistic interplay of light and shade”.
Banaras Ghat | Acrylic on canvas | 60“ X 36“ | ₹800,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | ATB23
Banaras Ghat | Acrylic on canvas | 60“ X 36“ | ₹800,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | ATB23
Banaras Ghat | Acrylic on canvas | 40“ X 30“ | ₹250,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | ATB17
Banaras Ghat | Acrylic on canvas | 40“ X 30“ | ₹250,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | ATB17
Banaras Ghat | Acrylic on canvas | 40“ X 30“ | ₹250,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | ATB19
Banaras Ghat | Acrylic on canvas | 40“ X 30“ | ₹250,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | ATB19
Banaras Ghat | Acrylic on canvas | 40“ X 30“ | ₹250,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | ATB21
Banaras Ghat | Acrylic on canvas | 40“ X 30“ | ₹250,000 (+12% GST for sales within India) | ATB21