Jyothi Basu
dal 17/4/2006 al 19/5/2006
Segnalato da
17/4/2006
Jyothi Basu
Thomas Erben Gallery, New York
Landscapes Towards a Supreme Fiction. The four large oil paintings exhibited present us with a birds eye view of flat expanses studded with luscious greenery, mysterious structures, abstracted cultural and religious references, words in Malayalam, luminous orbs and intensely colored spheres.
Landscapes Towards a Supreme Fiction
Thomas Erben is pleased to present the first U.S. solo exhibition of
Jyothi Basu (b. 1960 in Kerala, India), a co-founder in 1988 of the
Baroda based Radical Painters and Sculptors Association. The artist
currently lives and works in Bombay where his dreamlike, archaic-
futurist landscapes made, quite recently, headlines within the
contemporary scene.
The four large oil paintings exhibited present us with a birds eye
view of flat expanses studded with luscious greenery, mysterious
structures, abstracted cultural and religious references, words in
Malayalam, luminous orbs and intensely colored spheres. Bands of
water reflect the blue gradations of the sky and the seemingly
abandoned environs, creating an effect of otherworldly suspense. The
paint is applied in small yet varied strokes and carefully builds the
imagery. His color palette is heightened and articulate in its
skillful use of shades and hues.
Basu's landscapes are often organized using a rectilinear geometry
not unlike the mappings of electronic circuitry. Everything pulsates
in great stillness. In this light the works become a metaphor for our
current cultural, and technological climate. They respond to how our
advancement often forgets our history and comment at the same time on
how the contemporary can only exist and is made possible by the
seemingly neglected historical buttress.
A solo exhibition for the artist was organized by The Fine Art
Resource, Artist’s Center, Mumbai, 2003, and recent participations
include The Artist Lives and Works, Haus der Kulturen der Welt,
Berlin, 2005, and A Piece of the Wall, Galerie Mirchandani +
Steinruecke, Mumbai, 2006.
The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue with an essay by Enrique
Juncosa and organized in cooperation with Galerie Mirchandani +
Steinruecke, Mumbai.
Reception for the artist: Tuesday April 18, 6-8:30
Thomas Erben Gallery
516 West 20th Street - New York
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10-6