7. July 2014

NEWS
Amalgam 2014
An Exhibition of Paintings and Prints
Many paintings in the exhibition explore the unconsciousness as a source
of inspiration. The visions were based on more personal experiences and
thought process that have been evoked by the urban surroundings of
Kathmandu where the artist’s works involve a lot of line-works which
metamorph into different forms of human expressions that are composed
with varying forms of patterns.
In some point in our life we realize that
every moment we experience teaches
us something new about ourselves,
our creativity, the society, the world
around us, and the responsibilities
we hold for every phase that pass
us by. It’s absurd sometimes we feel
in course of events that takes an
unexpected turn and stamp its mark
permanently in us; more often we
find it challenging while dealing with it
optimistically and artistically, but in the
end, it definitely turns to be rewarding.
Everything around us is bound to
change and accepting and coping
with changes is an art itself. Life is
always about changes and choices.
Though some choices are out of our
control, whatever the choice we may
have that eventually shapes our days,
shapes our experiences, shapes our
views, shapes our thoughts and thus
transforms our lives and the people around
us completely. If we could adapt the
changes in life positively then there is no
doubt that it adds courage to our thought
patterns and only then we would have
a chance for ourselves to blossom and
progress meaningfully. ‘Amalgam- 2014’,
the exhibition of paintings and prints by
26 Nepali artists, proved to shape the
perception of the visitors in an inspirational
and constructive way. As art in itself should
never be taken in a competitive way,
where you have to excel in all fields or
expects to be perfect but rather focusing
on simpler things can sometimes matter
the most.
Another artist finds inspiration in his
heritage, social and political roots and is a
direct reflection of his cultural background
such as costumes, rituals, myths and
aesthetics. Most of these arts displayed
show the contemporary reflection of
the artist’s personal, socio-cultural and
political surroundings influenced by
the progression into urban life and the
merger of ancient traditional times with
the new and contemporary one. Other
works of art illustrate the awareness
of climate change, using the medium
of art to link to the community. Many
of the displayed works in the exhibition
are deeply inspired by the culture and
tradition of our country and some are
based on socio-political issues that
address the current situation of Nepal
through the use of distinct characters
and icons which are imbued with a
sense of humorous and satire while
others display the inner state of the
human mind that deals with the direct
and indirect social and cultural impact on
the human psyche.
Amalgam – 2014 was successful with
the group effort of 26 Nepali artists,
whose paintings and prints were
displayed vividly at Siddhartha Art
Gallery from 27 June to 28 July 2014.
These 26 artists include Aditya Aryal,
Arjun Bhandari, Arjun Khaling ,Hitman
Gurung, Jasmine Rajbhandari Pant,
Rajan Pant, Kailash K Shrestha, Lavkant
Chudhary, Mukesh Shrestha, Mekh
Limbu, Muna Badel, Manish Harijan,
Narayan Prasad Bohaju, Prabin Shrestha,
Prithvi Shrestha , Ram Maharjan,
Sagar Manandhar, Saurganga
Darshandhari, Sanjeev Maharjan,
Sheelasha Rajbhandari,
Shraddha Shrestha, Sudeep
Balla, Sunil Sigdel, Surendra
Maharjan, Sushma Shakya, and
Suvas Tamang. The art exhibition
‘Amalgam’ was inaugurated by
His Excellency. Mr. Ranjit Rae,
the Ambassador of India to
Nepal After the inauguration he
stated that he was incredibly
impressed by the work of the
artist and he congratulated the
artists individually.
During the month long
exhibition, Siddhartha Art
Gallery also hosted a series of
talks titled ‘Amalgam Art Talk
Series’ every Sundays. In the
talks, different issues related
with the challenges of arts and
artists were addressed and
discussed on.
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