The
inaugural ceremony of artist Akhilesh Kumar’s show, Sochalay, saw celebrities
of the likes of Dino Morea, Mukesh Rishi, Raghav Rishi, Dilip Joshi, Sukant
Panigrahy and artists and art aficionados of the likes of Bose Krishnamachari,
Brinda Miller, Raell Padamsee, Arzan Khambatta, Usha Agarwal, Nilesh Kinkale,
Madhusudan Kumar, Paramesh Paul, Vishwa Sahni, Sonu Gupta, Shabari Smitha Guha
Nath, Maushmi Ganguly, Mallikarjun Katke, Hema Mhatre, Kuldip Karegaonkar,
Sunil Bharol, Sanjiv Singh, Anna S Hangargi, Santosh Rathod among others who
walked in hordes to cheer the talented artist.
Artist
Akhilesh Kumar, in his current exhibition, Sochalay, has crafted the ‘Indian’
commode in bronze as if a precious and revered object. The toilet, to him, is
sheer inspiration as a place for the generation of thoughts. It's a place for
contemplation and introspection, especially in the dense urban centers like
Mumbai, which are devoid of spaces for individual reflection. Surrounding the
mega bronze pot are glass bowls filled with little ceramic seedlings. The
transparent bowls signify the human being, the container of thoughts, the
creator of ideas and the nurturer of concepts. Many sprouting seeds denote many
thoughts, each seed replete with the potential to grow into a tree, a complete
eco-system that supports life itself.
Sochalay,
a solo show by Akhilesh Kumar, an artist from Team Po10tial, will be on at the
Auditorium, Jehangir Art Gallery, Kala Ghoda, from 17th to 23rd October, 2017.
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