Monday 24Mar14
I left home at 7.30 am to miss the mad rush and arrived back at 7.40 pm drenched in sweat and glad that I'm alive. It has been a long day Bombay. There have been some treasures and tribulations but we have endured you and I.
As I made a beeline for home through the crowded Monday market and old ladies and rickshaws alike scurried away from my path I felt that shift, that yeah I fucking belong here, this is in my blood - I can do this moment.
Jai and I went to the opening of an exhibition titled Black and White Thoughts by Mildred Castelino. The exhibition features works based on her journey as a person and an artist.
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I left home at 7.30 am to miss the mad rush and arrived back at 7.40 pm drenched in sweat and glad that I'm alive. It has been a long day Bombay. There have been some treasures and tribulations but we have endured you and I.
As I made a beeline for home through the crowded Monday market and old ladies and rickshaws alike scurried away from my path I felt that shift, that yeah I fucking belong here, this is in my blood - I can do this moment.
Jai and I went to the opening of an exhibition titled Black and White Thoughts by Mildred Castelino. The exhibition features works based on her journey as a person and an artist.
The prints are done in Serigraphy with simple realism yet
represent the innermost complexities of feelings. There is an occasional use of lyrics of favourite songs as
they aid to elevate and communicate thoughts. Many of the prints & drawings are in black and white to
represent dull, gloomy, trauma and pain. The use of colour is scarcely seen only at times when the artist was happy and
felt rejuvenated. The thread that holds all the works together is a common zipper which is used
metaphorically. The closed zipper serves as protection but as it opens it represents the anxieties of a young woman
who is beginning her journey from a well defined world into the unknown.
The guest of honour was Mr Gerson da Cunha a prominent Indian artist and social worker who talked about the uniqueness of the artists work and how it made an impression on him in spite of getting several invites to different art exhibitions.
The work itself is very intricate and ties the theme together very well. A lot of the pieces were thought provoking and a few did make me feel uncomfortable but in a good way.
The exhibition is on from 24 March - 30 March at the Artists Centre, Ador House, 1st Floor, K Dubash Marg, Kalaghoda, Mumbai 23 from 11am - 7-pm.
Go check it out if you can :) There is also a Facebook link to the event HERE.
Here's a few prints to get you interested:
(Information about the exhibition is taken from Mildreds press release and isn't conjecture)
