17 artists of Amar 90’R group of GCAC, Kolkata alumni exhibit at Lalit Kala Akademi | Delhi News

For Dhar, one of the artists at the exhibition and a student of Ajoy Ghosh and Shankar Nath Aich at GCAC, her subjects spontaneously arrive from her mundane experiences and observations of nature. She explores these in her series of Gausche paintings using the wash technique in An Exploration of the Dreamscape. “Often in my paintings, the protagonist appears with the traditional rendering of colour and atmosphere and can be seen being engaged in performing regular jobs,” she says.

Anjana Datta’s Birds Eye View series (Credit: Lalit Kala Akademi)

Inspired by Abanindranath Thakur and MAR Chugtai’s paintings, Dhar also draws artistic inspiration from characters from history, myth through and her distinct approach.

In Anjana Datta’s Goat series, the artist paints landscapes from a bird’s eye view amid that intricate landscape. “I try to imagine animals, humans and such life forms. It is a manifestation of nature. My latest work portrays a pregnant goat embodied by the landscape. While the goat alludes to motherhood, the future of nature seems bleak, as shown by the smoggy landscape,” says Datta, professor at the Indian College of Art and Draftsmanship, Kolkata.

The Aamra 90’R Group organised their first exhibition at the ICCR Art Gallery in 2013. (Credit: Lalit Kala Akademi)

Born out of the journey of 54 participants of the GCAC Alumni Association that started in 1984, the group calls the exhibition a “celebration of art, love and friendships — a proud display of solidarity in times of turmoil”. Romi Mazumdar, art teacher and member of Amra 90’R states that the group came together to maintain healthy friendships, nurture creativity and provide food for the soul. “I was devastated when we started to form the group. I was looking for my friends and they were scattered all over. Then we decided to stay connected to help each other grow and maintain a balance in our lives and help others.”

Born out of the journey of 54 participants of the GCAC Alumni Association that started in 1984, the group calls the exhibition a “celebration of art, love and friendships — a proud display of solidarity in times of turmoil”. (Credit: Lalit Kala Akademi)

The Aamra 90’R Group organised their first exhibition at the ICCR Art Gallery in 2013. “We go places to showcase our works and to see the response of the audience. Of course, there is a selling factor included,” says Mazumdar.

Apart from organising exhibitions, the group art conducts workshops and supports each other in times of crisis. “Surviving in our community is very difficult. In this materialistic world, money matters, and depending just on art or craft to survive without a job or other work can land us in trouble. In India, the government still needs to do something significant for the fine arts sector. Those who are famous, have upgraded themselves on their own,” says Mazumdar.