Our trip to
the National Gallery of Modern Art was thought provoking and fun at the same time.
Jitish Kallat’s exhibition
of ‘Here After Here’ showcased various art forms and styles and mediums such as
steam, paint, dental plaster, black lead, resin, steel, etc. He had also
showcased the speeches of late exceptional leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and
Jawaharlal Nehru in the form of art. The most astounding art piece was of the
‘fog screen projection’, which exhibited a letter being typed in steam. It had
various components involved such as a
projector, real steam, a typewriter. The
author also created real life visual effects with the help of a projector in
order to communicate the very idea of how we observe. Each and every piece of
his had some story or message to share in order to make an impact on the
audience and show how he looks at the world. The color scheme differs in each
of the art pieces produced by the artist, be it still life or infrastructural
art. Some of the art works also portrayed the artist’s scientific thought
process, like the piece in which police officers from different countries were
working; in total there were 24 pieces just like the 24 hours of a day.
Our trip to
the art museum not only helped us explore different mediums of art but we also
gained a little more on how we can apply our understanding to art. For instance
it was incredible to see a letter being typed on steam along with pictures that
the author took to share his idea of an issue. Jawaharlal Nehru’s speech or
Gandhi’s, too were depicted as art with the use of different mediums. It was a
great learning experience.
