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Artist Statement:
Kiran Soni Gupta’s Statement
as an Artist
I believe that man’s soul is
the architect of history and
that art is the manifestation
of man’s soul & reflection of
human identity and art
materialized the deepest
strata of man’s life. No art
can fully express the hidden
reality it is depicting and
one must search beyond the
lines, patterns, notes etc.
Art is unbounded and
recognizes no constraints.
In modern era, art is playing
a dominant role in bringing
about social change
transcending borders and
minds. Art as such is the
domain of the dialogue between
civilizations and cultures; it
can speak in loud and
penetrating voice. Therefore,
the pivot of dialogue is the
society’s artists and
thinkers. The language of
painting and many arts is
expressive indeed by which an
immediate relationship is
established. Artists show us
new ways to see familiar
things, and how to interpret
new situations and events
through various kinds of
visual shorthand. Art is most
often seen as pleasing the
eye- creating beauty. Yet the
idea of beauty, like that of
truth, has been most
challenging in the present day
era. If something moves you to
an understanding somehow
unreachable...
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Exhibitions for Kiran Soni Gupta:
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Kiran’s
“The Colors of India” 15th-18th Sept 2011 at Kala Academy Goa
Inaugural Ceremony on 15th Sept 2011 at 5 pm by Hon'ble Chief Minister Goa Mr Digamber Kamat
The Exhibition will be held till Dusk of 18th September 2011
(10 am -8 pm)
Venue: Kala Acadmey Panji North Goa
RSVP: South Asian Foundation
Email: - Kiran_Gupta@ksg06.harvard.edu Ph:0- 9414129333
Visit: www.kiransoniarts.com
Forthcoming Show:
Artist's Centre Mumbai from 14th Nov-21st Nov 2011
“The Colors of India”
Kiran Soni Gupta is an artist, writer and an activist administrator. She is presently Principal Secretary General Administration Jaipur in Rajasthan. After joining the Indian Administrative Service in 1985 she has held various distinguished assignments in the Government of India, Kerala & Rajasthan. Kiran has studied public policy and development at the best schools, Maxwell Syracuse and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government where she was a Mason Fellow in 2005-06. Her concerns about various contemporary issues have been expressed regularly in her writings in many national/ international newspapers/journals.
It is however through the brush and paint that Kiran’s creativity finds best illustration. Her works reflect not only her conviction on issues of women, children, poverty, development and environment, but also her sensitivity, keen observation, and also, an abounding faith in humanity.
From sketches, pen and ink works to mixed media, Kiran has given new dimensions to art forms, both traditional and modern. Creativity with colors and experimentation has given her work depth as well as impact. Diverse assignments have provided her opportunities to travel and also, to stay with amidst nature as different as the tropical forests and beaches of Kerala and the desert scrublands of Rajasthan. This exposure finds expression in her landscapes in oil, water colors and also mixed media. The iconic influence of the spirituality of her surroundings is seen in many of her paintings in the Tanjore style.
Kiran's association with well known artists & masters has led her to some of her best etchings, wood cuts, linocuts, lithography & calligraphies. Of late she has produced a series of more than
three dozen works titled the 'Harmony' reflecting various forms of the relationships between man & his environment. She organized the “Kala Kumb" through community support in March 2003 that attracted a congregation of 150 artists from all over the country. Her works have been exhibited at different national/international events more recently at California, Boston, New York, Cambridge, Syracuse, Toronto, Chicago, London, Iran and Srilanka. Her paintings on the “Famine" depicting its impact on women and children in India, won her a National Award. Another painting the “Matters of Heart" was commended in the All India Fine Arts Exhibition. She was also a visiting artist at the East West Centre, Hawaii. Her recent artworks auctions in Cambridge for raising charity for children’s food and education have helped her in realizing her vision of art for social cause. She also won the Valparaiso Foundation Fellowship, Mojacar, Spain in 2011.She has been honored with ‘Kala Shiromani Award” in 2008.
She believes that man’s soul is the architect of history and that art is the manifestation of man’s soul & reflection of human identity. Art is unbounded and recognizes no constraints. Her recent artworks auctions in Cambridge for raising charity for children’s food and education have helped her in realizing her vision of art for social causes. In modern times, art is playing a dominant role in bringing about social change transcending borders and minds. Art is the domain of the dialogue between civilizations and cultures; it can speak in a loud and penetrating voice. Art is most often seen as pleasing the eye - creating beauty. Yet the idea of beauty, like that of truth, is most challenging in the present day. If something moves you to an understanding, somehow unreachable for you, by the common paths of words and reason, it's Art for you. Art is not for the sake of anything…. each art work in its own right depicts the image of the soul of the artist and the society at large.
For her the truth rings in words of Paul Klee, “A single day is enough to make us a little larger or, another time, a little smaller’.
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