CITY | AM | SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2010 13 WHERE ART SHOWS A first of its kind, the Ahmedabad Mirror Art Show in association with Amdavad ni Gufa will showcase artists, sculptors, designers and photographers’ perspective of 600 years of Ahmedabad W ith every brush- stroke, a story unfolds. And we have many to share. Beginning April 14, to go on till April 18, the Ahmedabad Mirror Art Show will exhibit varied perspectives of aapnu Amdavad and the journey it has made in the 600 years of its existence. To be held at Amdavad ni Gufa, the Art Show will have interesting interpretations expressed through paintings, sculp- tures, photographs, even garments and jewellery. A city founded in the 15th century by Sultan Ahmed Shah on the banks of Sabar- mati river, Ahmedabad has seen and embraced many a change. While the Old City continues to retain its charm, and intrigue the visitor, the city continues to grow beyond imagination. It is this imagination that manifests itself and puts forth an Ahmedabad seen through some of the city’s artistically bril- liant minds. These artists you see along side have painted their thoughts, sculpted their vision and woven their ideas of what Ahmedabad stands for to- day. So, you have the pol houses but you have the highrises too, you have the bridges that connect and you have the differences that divide. Ahmedabad is growing not just in size but also in the sphere of art and culture. It is the charm therein that Ahmedabad Mirror wants to share with every Amdavadi to help not just see and un- derstand, but enjoy the spirit behind this Art Show. —Anurita Rathore INSTITUTES INSTITUTE OF DESIGN EXPRESSION ART AND LEARNING NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN Amit Ambalal Bhairavi Modi Gajendra Shah Haku Shah Hindol Brahmbhatt Manhar Kapadia Manish Modi Milan Desai Mukti Chauhan Nabibaksh Mansuri Natu Mistry Natu Parikh Pravin Mishra Suresh Sheth Vrindavan Solanki Ratilal Kansodaria Vyom Mehta Shekhar Mukherjee Photography - Shilpa Gavane, Ankita Asthana, Priyanka Oberoi, Anjali Gopan, Nikita Dutt, Maniyarasan R, Jaimin Bhavsar, Prabuddha Paul Department of Ceramics and Glass with artisan Rajesh Kumar from Ferozabad PAINTERS SCUPLTORS Bansi Khatri Bhanu Shah Asha Mandapa Seema Agrawal Department of Fashion Design Department of Lifestyle Accessory Design Get a brief idea of what went into the artists’ minds as they sat down to express their vision of 600 years of Ahmedabad, specially for the Ahmedabad Mirror Art Show. Beginning tomorrow, don’t miss the Hip and Happening page to know more.
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CITY | AM | SATURDAY, APR I L 10 , 2010 13
WHERE ART SHOWS A first of its kind, the Ahmedabad Mirror Art Show in association with Amdavad ni Gufa will showcase artists, sculptors, designers and photographers’ perspective of 600 years of Ahmedabad
With every brush-stroke, a storyunfolds. And wehave many to
share. Beginning April 14, to go on till April 18, theAhmedabad Mirror Art
Show will exhibit varied perspectives of aapnu Amdavad and the journey ithas made in the 600 years ofits existence. To be held atAmdavad ni Gufa, the ArtShow will have interestinginterpretations expressedthrough paintings, sculp-tures, photographs, evengarments and jewellery.
A city founded in the 15thcentury by Sultan AhmedShah on the banks of Sabar-mati river, Ahmedabad hasseen and embraced many achange. While the Old Citycontinues to retain itscharm, and intrigue the visitor, the city continues togrow beyond imagination.
It is this imaginationthat manifests itselfand puts forth anAhmedabad seenthrough some of thecity’s artistically bril-liant minds. Theseartists you see alongside have paintedtheir thoughts,sculpted their visionand woven theirideas of what
Ahmedabad stands for to-day. So, you have the polhouses but you have thehighrises too, you have thebridges that connect andyou have the differences thatdivide.
Ahmedabad is growingnot just in size but also inthe sphere of art and culture.It is the charm therein thatAhmedabad Mirror wants toshare with every Amdavadito help not just see and un-derstand, but enjoy the spiritbehind this Art Show.
—Anurita Rathore
INSTITUTESINSTITUTE OF DESIGN EXPRESSION
ART AND LEARNING NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN
Amit Ambalal Bhairavi Modi Gajendra Shah Haku Shah
Hindol Brahmbhatt Manhar Kapadia Manish Modi Milan Desai Mukti Chauhan Nabibaksh Mansuri
Natu Mistry Natu Parikh Pravin Mishra Suresh Sheth Vrindavan Solanki
Ratilal Kansodaria Vyom Mehta
Shekhar Mukherjee
Photography - Shilpa Gavane, AnkitaAsthana, Priyanka Oberoi, Anjali Gopan,
Nikita Dutt, Maniyarasan R, JaiminBhavsar, Prabuddha PaulDepartment of Ceramics and Glass with artisan Rajesh Kumar from Ferozabad
PAINTERS
SCUPLTORS
Bansi Khatri Bhanu Shah
Asha Mandapa Seema AgrawalDepartment of Fashion Design
Department of Lifestyle Accessory Design
Get a brief idea of what went intothe artists’ minds as they satdown to express their vision of 600 years of Ahmedabad,
specially for the Ahmedabad Mirror Art
Show. Beginning tomorrow,don’t miss the Hip and
Happening page to know more.
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