TERRA VERDE
A Group Exhibition by Bhaskar Rao Botcha, Ganapati Hegde, Manish Chavda
27 March - 25 April
A Group Exhibition by Bhaskar Rao Botcha, Ganapati Hegde, Manish Chavda
27 March - 25 April
The three artists in the exhibition – Bhaskar Rao Botcha, Ganapati Hegde and Manish Chavda – present diverse styles and modes of working, even while engaging with the common space of the natural world and identifying with various aspects of flora and fauna. Devoid of human figuration, the paintings invite pause and reflection, dwelling on individual observations and imaginations of place and landscape, and showcasing each one’s ability to transcend boundaries between internal and external worlds. To reference the poet Mary Oliver, in ‘Instructions for living a Life’ – Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it; they articulate in their own ways, the wonders that they have experienced in unspoken occurrences of nature, consciously and unconsciously signifying personal philosophies and beliefs.
The artists gently remind us of a shared environment that we are at a risk of losing through the onslaught of a fast, urbanised world and human recklessness. They also draw us towards acceptance of nature’s cycles, of death and birth, destruction and renewal. Again, in the words of Mary Oliver “...To live in this world/ you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal, to hold it against your bones knowing your life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go.” (In Blackwater Woods)
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BHASKAR RAO BOTCHA
In Bhaskar Rao’s work the trees are like ancient edifices, dominating the picture plane as well as the fictional landscapes they are set in. These are symbolic portraits of trees, synthesised from the memory of countless encounters of the past: singular, powerful beings embracing the world within their canopies. Having worked with cityscapes in the past, he brings to his paintings a subtle understanding of the paradoxes of urban development and the questions that arise from both human and environmental needs. In mythological and spiritual traditions, trees often hold a deep significance, for instance, the ever-giving ‘tree of life’ that features in folklore across varied civilisations. Bhaskar has mastered the fluid use of acrylic paints, creating compositions of contrasting hues and balanced forms, wherein the innate energy and wisdom of the embodied trees take centre stage.
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Vendor:Bhaskar Rao Botcha
Tree of Life
75 x 57 inchesRegular price ₹ 1,040,000Regular priceUnit price per -
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Tree of Life
39 x 51 inchesRegular price ₹ 480,000Regular priceUnit price per -
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Tree of Life
62 x 51 inchesRegular price ₹ 770,000Regular priceUnit price per -
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Vendor:Bhaskar Rao Botcha
Tree of Life
74 x 51 inchesRegular price ₹ 920,000Regular priceUnit price per -
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Tree of Life
26 x 50 inchesRegular price ₹ 320,000Regular priceUnit price per -
Vendor:Bhaskar Rao Botcha
Tree of Life
26 x 50 inchesRegular price ₹ 320,000Regular priceUnit price per -
Vendor:Bhaskar Rao Botcha
Tree of Life
26 x 50 inchesRegular price ₹ 320,000Regular priceUnit price per
GANAPATI HEGDE
Ganapati Hegde’s paintings are distinctive in their combination of botanical accuracy and fantasy story-telling. Juxtaposing the softness of grayscale with jewel-like colour in the current series, he creates magical settings for imaginary characters and natural creatures to inhabit. Playing with metaphors and underlying meaning, Hegde’s innate responses to human life and nature bring about intriguing, satirical and sometimes surreal scenarios, giving social commentary a new form. His native roots in a landscape of forests in the western ghats, and his prior experience in the world of design have influenced the way he thinks and visualises imagery. Using a mix of oil and acrylic pigments, he often plays with the quality of light and shadow, producing dramatic tableaus that are bursting with life and elusive, organic secrets.
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Vendor:Ganapati Hegde
Sir Nuttington - From Life in Nature
24 × 48 inchesRegular price ₹ 400,000Regular priceUnit price per -
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The Meditator and the Merry - Life in Nature Series
60 × 36 inchesRegular price ₹ 750,000Regular priceUnit price per -
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Vendor:Ganapati Hegde
Leap Less, Breathe More - From Life in Nature Series
48 × 36 inchesRegular price ₹ 600,000Regular priceUnit price per
MANISH CHAVDA
Developing compositions that appear calm and unhurried, Manish Chavda paints with deep reverence to nature, celebrating the bird kingdom in this series of works. The avian creatures are presented as detailed natural studies, bringing to mind the fine renditions of artists in the miniature tradition. Positioned against subtle, almost monochromatic backgrounds of foliage, the artist brings them to life in vivid colour, sometimes in solitude, and at other times in pairs. With bee-eaters, bulbuls, parakeets, munias, robins, and others, Manish depicts recognisable species that are part of local landscapes. They serve as powerful reminders of the preciousness of the natural world, and the environment as sanctuary. Working with transparent layers of oil pigment, Manish’s restrained and minimal style allows viewers an up-close encounter with harmony.
