This contemporary artwork features a striking black and white composition dominated by intricate, organic patterns. The image depicts a elaborate, web-like structure with delicate, intersecting lines and sharp angles, creating a sense of fragility and complexity. The overall visual effect is one of dynamic movement and energy, with the intricate patterns suggesting themes of growth, interconnectedness, and the natural world. The artist's skilled use of form and negative space results in a captivating, visually striking piece that invites the viewer to explore the intricate details and layers of the composition. ...
Sachin George Sebastian interlaces philosophy, memory, and sensory perception to contemplate the structures of civilizations and the shifting landscapes of urban life. His sculptural compositions, often resembling aerial perspectives, investigate how cities grow, fragment, and transform, while also reflecting on the cultural and emotional imprints left by this constant movement. Beginning his journey through the playful yet intricate language of pop-up books, Sebastian gradually expanded into independent artistic production. Paper became his signature medium, a material through which he could simultaneously capture fragility and resilience, though in recent years he has extended his experiments to include other forms. The city remains central to his work: its skyline, infrastructures, and hidden rhythms are translated into paper architectures that embody both chaos and harmony. Skyscrapers, tangled cables, and organic motifs like trees or flowers coalesce in his constructions, offering a poetic meditation on how human-made environments intertwine with nature. By transforming the everyday material of paper into intricate landscapes, Sebastian not only reimagines the metropolis but also highlights the delicate equilibrium between growth and decay, order and disorder, permanence and transience. ...
Founded in 1987, Vadehra Art Gallery is a pioneer of South Asian art, representing artists across four generations from the Indian Subcontinent and its diaspora, helping to shape it as a celebration of culture, identity and intellect. As a confidante to art history and a champion of contemporary creativity, the gallery nurtures a dynamic and flourishing ecosystem where the artist and their work take centre stage, promoting a legacy of artistic expression that resonates with global audiences.
The gallery is recognized for its early support of modern masters such as M.F. Husain, Ram Kumar, S.H. Raza, and Tyeb Mehta, alongside subsequent generations of post-modernists like Arpita Singh, A. Ramachandran, Nalini Malani, Gulammohammed Sheikh, and Rameshwar Broota. Its expansive contemporary programme emphasizes influential names such as Atul Dodiya, Shilpa Gupta, Anju Dodiya, N.S. Harsha, Gauri Gill and Sunil Gupta, as well as emerging talent like Zaam Arif, Biraaj Dodiya and Ashfika Rahman. ...
