This haunting charcoal drawing depicts a surreal and unsettling sculpture-like form. The prominent features are the jagged, sharp-toothed black shape atop a tall, tapered pedestal. The overall composition is striking, with the dark, angular creature contrasting against the lighter, textured background. The artist employs bold, expressive strokes to capture a sense of tension and unease. This surreal, fantastical work likely reflects the artist's exploration of the subconscious and the darker, primal elements of the human experience. ...
Vivan Sundaram transformed installation, painting, sculpture, photography, and video into explorations of history, memory, and socio-political realities. His art often examined the intersections of personal and collective experience, tracing the impact of cultural, political, and social upheavals in contemporary India. Sundaram frequently recontextualized everyday objects and archival materials to construct narratives reflecting trauma, displacement, and the passage of time. Central to his practice was the use of layering, juxtaposition, and assemblage to reveal hidden connections between memory, history, and material culture. His works addressed the legacies of colonialism, partition, and industrialization, while also engaging with contemporary social and political issues. Through immersive installations and mixed-media compositions, Sundaram created environments that invited viewers to navigate the complexities of memory, identity, and societal structures. By blending personal and historical narratives, he fashioned spaces where past and present, fact and fiction, and material and symbolic meaning converged, leaving a lasting legacy as one of India’s most innovative and reflective contemporary artists. ...
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. ...
