An artistic reunion

VADODARA: Call it an artistic reunion to rekindle nostalgia. And the outcome was an art show with a difference. There were no catalogues printed nor were the art works displayed in an art gallery with proper lighting. The setting was Anju Pawar's ceramic studio - Pot Tree - situated on the outskirts of the city. Away from the hustle-bustle of urban noise, the art show 'Pre-view' was done to take a walk down the memory lanes - the corridors of M S University's Faculty of Fine Arts.
The idea of doing such a show was at the back of minds of group of students who graduated from fine arts in 1993."There are 14 artists who participated in the ceramic camp which culminated into an art show. Eight of us were in the same batch and we would often dabble with the idea of coming together for a camp. We all managed to come together for this reunion," shared Pawar.
This camp was started with the thought of enjoying the company of fellow artists and classmates. "When we started working, there were no set themes. Everyone worked at their own pace while talking about good old college days," said Nehal Rachh.
"Our show does not have a curator and when displaying the art works we have not even used any tables or made special arrangements. Instead the works are displayed on benches made from brick and slabs, stools and intelligently using the garden space," added Anuj Poddar.
The shows bring about a beautiful 'jugalbandi' between artists and the medium. Ceramics is aesthetically used in evolving a drawer, an elephant, necklace and miniature works perfectly glazed. In fact, one does not find the usual saucers, pots and pans displayed at this ceramic show.
"We all have our individual studios and it was happy experience to come together under one umbrella. The best part was to have senior artist Jyotsna Bhatt. She would come to the camp, interact with us and it was good opportunity for all us to work with her," said Chirayu Sinha.