On
Friday the 2nd of September 2016, art students of grades 9 to 12
went for a trip to the Kiran Nadar Museum in the Saket District of New Delhi.
This was an Art Exhibition of “Anatomy Lessons
” by KG Subramanian. This was an
opportunity to explore the various ways in which artists can express oneself
and convey their messages. We went about seeing Subramanian’s mural artworks
made from clay and bring about our views on the paintings. Many of us were able
to come up with interesting perceptions, and followed by gaining the knowledge
of the actual event based on which the artist was conveying his feelings about
through is artworks, which was the
Gujarat Riots. My favourite part of the trip
was the activity that we did in pairs in which we needed to choose an artwork
of Subramanian and relate it to a descriptive word given to us and answer the subsequent
questions. This enabled us to explore the
message that the artist is trying to
convey, aided with the elements used, the principles of design and even the
colour scheme and textures. In addition, we even shared each other’s
perspectives of the artwork and from which everyone learned from one other. In
my opinion this trip gave us the exposure to the beauty of art, through the
artworks produced by Subramanian and in terms of finding out the messages and
ideas being conveyed through the art works, and developing a critical eye. Furthermore,
our learning from this trip will help us, not only while studying art as a
subject in our respective curriculums but even in the future.
Anhad,
Grade 10
An eccentric collection of retrospective works by great Indian artists
can be found in the Kiran Nader Museum in Delhi. Our trip to the art museum not
only taught us about using different mediums to apply different effects but
also about interpreting different art works.
The museum consisted of paintings by late K.G. Subramanian, Jeram Patel
and Himmat Shah, which were based on different genres such as- love, pain and
etc.
We explored murals, clay paintings, oil paintings and many other types
of works. The artist’s work was quite engaging and gave us a feeling of the
modern culture that’s been developed throughout ages.
During our analysis we even talked about the shape, scale of work and
balanced art work.
This trip was informative with being a great
exposure to modern art for the young generation.
Prachi, Grade 9
On the 2nd of Sept, art students of grades 9, 10, 11 and 12
went on a field trip to Kiran Nadar museum, Saket. We were accompanied by our
art teachers, Mr. Devendra and Mr. Anil.
We visited the art exhibition ‘Anatomy Lessons’ which was held in honor
of late K.G. Subramanyan. His work consisted of paintings, murals, prints and
sculptures. Each of his work, had a narrative behind it. It was very personal
and the themes really spoke to todays world as well.
There were numerous pieces displayed, sizes ranging. Some works were
single pieces whereas some were multiple pieces put together to form a final
work. We looked at his experimentation with oil, some works on silk and on
board as well as using gouache with a varnish. The colors used by him varied,
while some had bright colors some had earthy tones. I felt the color scheme
chosen by him really went with the theme of the artworks. His style is
figurative yet abstract, which is one of the main highlights of his work. He
captured different emotions, and each of his work had diversity in it. Some
came from his roots while some came from all around the globe.
One of his murals, Terracotta
relief really inspired me. It was
made up of multiple pieces, using clay, and the tone of it was earthy and
ancient. One may find the work a bit unbalanced, but for me that one of things
that caught my eye. Like all his other works this one too had a story behind
it. He witnessed the riots and the disfigured bodies that came out of that. His
work came out of anger and wanted to convey a message to stop the riots.
Another painting of him which I personally liked was Bird, which was an abstract piece of
work. The first time I looked at the painting I couldn’t exactly make out what
was trying to be conveyed. But as I looked further the colors, and shapes used
gave it away. The tones were neutral at some places whilst at some they were
vivid. He used similar shapes and rough strokes. The bird I believe was used as
a symbol of peace but it could’ve been anything else also.
I really enjoyed looking at the artist’s work, and I feel he gave human
figures a whole new dimension. He drew his inspiration from altered sources
such as myth, memory and tradition.
Sonakshi Bhatnagar 9A
