|
| |
Thought Process in the works of Gogi Saroj Pal
“My life and my cultural identity carve the directions of my expression. Inspirations for expression emerge around and within me. I want my creative concerns to be relevant to my times, imbibing local, regional and universal consciousness. I want to express these in my own creative visual imagery. I want to evolve and leave behind, creative visual symbols, icons as references of our times _ creative visual symbols, icons, to bridge the gaps in continuity of our cultural identity _ creative visual symbols, icons, for use in the concerns & epics of our times.
I think in colour and achieve “Sthai Bhava” toaccomplish creativity in my paintings.
During my career, as a free-lance painter, I have painted, series of paintings on the themes of Mother and Child, Prisoners, Hailey’s Comet, Visit to the valley of flowers, Paper Boats, Eternal Bird, Human Landscape, Naika, Kamdhenu, Dancing Horse, Kinnari, Hatyogini Shakti, Kali, Anandit Naika, Aag ka Dariya, Shringar, Mother Icon, Embroidering Phulkari & Memories & Mahasnan__ all these titles which, I have given to my creative visual expressions converge on “Being a Woman” and the unequal relationships which exist in the Society”. These themes are also bridges for you to cross to come close to my creativity.
Brief Bio-Data
Gogi works in different mediums .... installation, painting, sculpture, graphic print, ceramics, jewelry, weaving, photography & computer to achieve creativity.
Since 1965, she has organized 26 solo exhibitions of her works, participated in 28 International Exhibitions abroad and more than 70 group exhibitions in India.
Gogi’s most recent solo exhibitions of her works were in the year 2000 at Jamaat’ art gallery- Mumbai on the theme of ‘Being a Woman’- paintings from ‘Aag Ka Dariya’, ‘Anandit Naika’ & ‘Shringar’ series, at FIA- Amsterdam on the theme of ‘Mother Icon’- photographs of ‘Ma Hidamba’ at Kulu Dassehra & the paintings inspired by this experience .In the year 2001 at Lalit Kala Akademi ,Garhi Studios Gallery ,New Delhi & 2002 at Jamaat Art Gallery on the theme of 'Embroidering Phulkari & Memories'.
During 1999- 2000, Gogi organized / participated in: 1. The limited edition of her book, ‘Letters to Punnu from Garhi studios (1983- 85)- Ma- Gogi’ was launched in London on May 1999, 2. ‘Works on Paper’- Gallery Espace, Delhi, 3. Graphic Print Workshop at JJ- Mumbai- Cymroza & British Council, 4. ‘The Creative Process’- Guild art Gallery, Mumbai, 5. ‘Art & Industry’- an Art Camp- TISCO & Cymroza, Jamshedpur, 6. Invited Artist- ‘Extending Parameters’- Indian Printmakers Guild, Delhi, 7. ‘Kunst Rai’- International Art Fair, Amsterdam, 8. ‘Water’- Art Indus, Delhi, 9. ‘ Icons of the Millennium’- Lakeeren Art Gallery, Mumbai, 10. ‘Art for Spastics’ a charity auction conducted by Bonhamas at Taj Coromondal, Chennai, 11. ‘Anniversary show’- Gallery Ganesha, Delhi, 12. Black & White- Drawing Show’- Art Today, Delhi, 13. ‘Small Format’- Art Today, Delhi, 14. ‘Two for Millennium’- Art Today, Delhi, 15. ‘The Miniature Format Show’- Sans Tache, Mumbai, 16. ‘Old Drawings & Paintings’ - The Fine Art Company, Mumbai, 17. ‘Sewa’- An Auction, Mumbai, 18.‘Their Story,- Freedom Gallery, Delhi, 16. ‘Millennium Show’- Birla Akademi, Calcutta, 19. ‘Juxapose’- Son Et Lumiere, Mumbai, 18. ‘Art for Theatre’- Vadehra Art Gallery, Delhi, 20. ‘The Millennium Masks’- Dhoomimal art Centre, Delhi, 20. ‘Women Artists- New Images 2000’- LTG Gallery, Delhi, 21. ‘Paper Pulp Show’- Fine Art Company, Mumbai, & Gallery Espace, Delhi. 22. 'Nayika'- TAO Art Gallery, Mumbai. 'Nav Nayika' TAO Art Gallery 2002.
Gogi was invited to participate in the 5th and 8th Triennale - India in 1982 and 1994. On both the occasions, she contributed her multimedia creativity utilizing “Installation” as a medium for expression.
She won an award in the Cleveland Drawing Biennial in 1996
.
She was awarded National Award in painting by Lalit Kala Akademi in 1990.
She was awarded jury’s commendation in the International Biennial of Plastic Arts at Algiers in 1987.
Gogi was given the Sanskriti Award in 1980.
|
|
© Dear visitor, Each artist's work is protected by copyrights
|
