Group Art Exhibition “Reflection of Tribes” An Exhibition of Indian Folk & Tribal Art

OPS Art Gallery is organising a group art exhibition Reflection of Tribes (An Indian Folk and Tribal Art Exhibition). This show is curated by Kiran Kethline Mohan from 17th Nov till 23rd Nov 2022 from 10.30 am till 7.30 pm onwards

Key notes on the exhibition
Exhibition Dates: 17 th November – 23 rd November 2022
Timings: 10.30am to 7.30pm
Venue: Open Palm Court Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Organized by: OPS Art Gallery

Guests:
On 17th Nov Inauguration of the show by the Honourable Chief Guest – Dr. Sonal Mansingh ( Padma Vibhushan, M.P. Rajya sabha) and Guest of Honour
Ms. Neera Misra (Author, Chairperson- Settler, Draupadi Dream Trust) at 5pm in the open Palm Court Gallery

About the exhibition
The folk and tribal art traditions of India are the true guardians of our ‘Mother Nature’ and are constant visual reminders to us ‘Humans’. The tradition to emulate nature and rituals has begun to reflect in our modern life and aspirations. Although, these have evidently undergone a massive change, over a period of time and decades. These folk and tribal art forms in their own subtle way carry through a message to respect and safeguard our global resources and leave a better future for our forthcoming generations to enjoy. Each season abounds with a purely different natural splendour, to be explored and admired at. The spring brings new blooms full of hope, the fall has a delicate display of colours to the winter’s magic and the energies of the summers. Displayed in this exhibition are various forms of folk and tribal art like – Warli Tribal Painting, Gond Tribal Painting, Kalamkari, Phad painting, Hazaribagh Tribal Painting, Bengal Patachitra, Bhil Tribal Painting, Rautawa Painting, Leather Puppet Art, Kerala Mural Painting, Sanjhi Art, Kangra Miniature painting, Cheriyal Painting, Saura Painting and Bhuta Masks.

The journey with these exceptionally exquisite creations by the following artists are :-

Anil Chaityavangad, Bhuri Bai, D. Pavan, Durga Bai Vyam, Gariba Singh Tekam,
Kalpana Chitrakar, Manoj Kumar Tekam, Mayank Shyam, Nankusiya Shyam,
Pooman Katoch, Praveen Joshi, Putli Ganju, Ram Singh Urveti, Roshni Shyam,
Subhash Vyam, Sunil Shyam Moti, Vijay Ukey and many more.

Curatorial Note
India in its diverse nature has its own interesting conventional and social characteristics and each of its regions have their own local style and community workmanship rustic in nature and each creation has a story to tell. The true craftsmanship is carried from generations down to create a legacy for itself and a showcasing of creative vitality. Despite the fact that these folk and tribal forms have seen a transformation in its mediums, designs, adoption of modern methods of creating different surfaces, gathering inspiration from the surroundings etc. to cite perfect examples of ‘traditional modernity’.

Not very far back the pandemic has taught us the harsh lessons, what once we saw in old fiction movies. Didn’t we actually live it? With masks. And Bhuta Mask tradition dates back to pre-Hindu ritualistic tradition. In folklore, they are dead benevolent spirits who become a guardian of their worshippers, used as a prop in the performances or as means of communication between the spirits and the devotees. The Bhuta cult is quite popular in South