The contemporary and the ancient come together at Sculpting in Time, Balan https://www.keshuomould.com/ China Automotive molds retrospective, a mammoth undertaking that will showcase 60 years of his work, curated by Sadanand Menon.These are where Balan’s ritual photographs are on display - a first here in the city, which has never seen his proficiency with a camera. "The act of wearing a mask is the point of departure from who we believe ourselves to be. I want people to understand that I have not arrived here overnight. The students will breathe life into the exhibition: "I don’t want VIPS boring anyone with speeches. "I don’t work for the layman. One wall is covered with intricate drawings of masks, another one of Balan’s passions." He accepts, with total good humour, the burst of laughter that follows this remark. "I’m sure a lot of people don’t even know I do this!"
The Theyyam dominates the set of photographs - it was Balan’s first brush with Indian ritual art. Over 2000 children have passed through his hands, with proteges like Pushpamala N finding international fame through art. "The sketches are all done with models," he points out. The Nagamandala or snake motif, Bhuta or masks, Theyyam and other rare rituals are subjects of research for Balan - these papers have been published by different sources across the world. "I want to impart my knowledge," he says emphatically. "Here, read this one. His own rise an artist was marked by hardship - despite the support of the late KCS Paniker, one of the pioneers of the Cholamandal art village. Balan is at the National Gallery of Modern Art on Wednesday afternoon, where a group of young artists (his students) rush around to help set up. He agrees, quoting Picasso: A serious work of art is not meant for ignorant innocence. Oil pastels and sketches - the latter series is comprised mainly of nudes, make up the adjoining section."
By the entrance hang two very special works: The first, a Landscape in blue, is his first ever oil painting - "It was part of a group show and a journalist covering the event mentioned it in his story, which was so thrilling for me!" This was back in 1963, four years before he joined the College of fine arts. It has two very excellent essays in it. "It is a common misconception that the snake is a symbol of evil in the West - that is not true. The sculptures are made from cement, stone, bronze, mild steel and stainless steel. He began with ink drawings, moved to charcoal, oil pastels, watercolours and finally, to oil painting.”A serious work of art is not meant for ignorant innocence. Even in the Theyyam ritual, the dancer wears his mask and meditates before a mirror to enter his trance. At an earlier visit to his house on Nandidurg Road, when he was very much in the throes of his fascination with the lens, Balan and his DSLR weren’t easily parted "
This is the first time Bengaluru is seeing my photographs," he smiles. There is no room for VVIPs - apart from me, of course, I’m the VVIP!" Through it all, Balan returns to one point: The arduous journey itself. It’s true, I do the welding myself! I’m being honest, no?"Sculpting in Time is home to a tremendous body of work, detailing Balan’s progress over the last 60 years. My students are my VIPS. Balan also has an extensive body of enamel and jewellery enamel paintings, a craft he studied under Paolo di Paoli, regarded as the greatest enamel painters of the age. In India, too, Shiva wore a snake draped around his neck, while Ganesha had one coiled around his stomach like a rope." His oldest student is currently 57 years old, the youngest is seven. "Not too many people understand this process, that’s why I will see to them," Eva remarks. One is by me, of course." There are darker rituals, too - he pauses beside a photograph, saying, "This is something you will never see in your life!"
A closer inspection reveals a man in a trance, biting the head off a live chicken, whose meat he would then consume. From Salman Rushdie to Irving Stone, a Ramkinkar Baij retrospective, books on ancient rituals and poetry line the glass shelves in his study; a row of birds’ nests - Balan is fascinated by the weaver bird - are suspended on the wall facing the doorway. His is a philosophy of utter candour: "If people ask me what I do, I say I am a welder. "I was about a month old when I was taken to my first Theyyam, where my mother made an offering in my name," he smiles. "A young artist is only allowed in my house after he or she has given me a portfolio of five original works," he says." This is not meant to sound dismissive in any way - Balan has lived this philosophy for decades, # conducting free art classes every week. It has been decades and decades of very hard work and constant learning. "All this is a process. And in that moment, one almost imagines the fragrance wafting through the air as Balan Nambiar, one of India’s most celebrated artists and sculptors, describes the forces that draw him back into the annals of Indian history, religion and art. "I will pack these on my own, I guard them jealously," she smiles. "
I don’t expect them all to be artists," he says. (Photo: R. He hurries out his study and returns, holding a couple of catalogues. The other, a pen and ink sketch, is Balan’s first ever work, done back in 1957, which fetched him award some five years later at the Dussehra Exhibition. I want the person to be elevated to my level through my art." This ethic he laments, seems lost in the annals of time: he recalls an anecdote, one that’s clearly displeasing, to elucidate.What: Sculpting in Time, a Retrospective of Six Decades of Balan Nambiar’s Engagement with MaterialityCurated by: Sadanad Menon, catalogue designs and exhibit displays by RM Palaniappan When: Feb 4 to March 3, 10 am to 5 pmWhere: National Gallery of Modern Art, #49, Manikyavelu Mansion, Palace Road, B’luru. di Paoli’s daughter, Balan’s wife Eva, saunters into his study with cups of tea and perches herself atop a wooden crate of enamels. Balan heads first to a corridor at the back - there is a stillness here, some distance away from the din that surrounds us. "I was asked to conduct a workshop for 15 art students and when I laid out my conditions, which included non computer generated images, not a single one showed up."
The Theyyam dominates the set of photographs - it was Balan’s first brush with Indian ritual art. Over 2000 children have passed through his hands, with proteges like Pushpamala N finding international fame through art. "The sketches are all done with models," he points out. The Nagamandala or snake motif, Bhuta or masks, Theyyam and other rare rituals are subjects of research for Balan - these papers have been published by different sources across the world. "I want to impart my knowledge," he says emphatically. "Here, read this one. His own rise an artist was marked by hardship - despite the support of the late KCS Paniker, one of the pioneers of the Cholamandal art village. Balan is at the National Gallery of Modern Art on Wednesday afternoon, where a group of young artists (his students) rush around to help set up. He agrees, quoting Picasso: A serious work of art is not meant for ignorant innocence. Oil pastels and sketches - the latter series is comprised mainly of nudes, make up the adjoining section."
By the entrance hang two very special works: The first, a Landscape in blue, is his first ever oil painting - "It was part of a group show and a journalist covering the event mentioned it in his story, which was so thrilling for me!" This was back in 1963, four years before he joined the College of fine arts. It has two very excellent essays in it. "It is a common misconception that the snake is a symbol of evil in the West - that is not true. The sculptures are made from cement, stone, bronze, mild steel and stainless steel. He began with ink drawings, moved to charcoal, oil pastels, watercolours and finally, to oil painting.”A serious work of art is not meant for ignorant innocence. Even in the Theyyam ritual, the dancer wears his mask and meditates before a mirror to enter his trance. At an earlier visit to his house on Nandidurg Road, when he was very much in the throes of his fascination with the lens, Balan and his DSLR weren’t easily parted "
This is the first time Bengaluru is seeing my photographs," he smiles. There is no room for VVIPs - apart from me, of course, I’m the VVIP!" Through it all, Balan returns to one point: The arduous journey itself. It’s true, I do the welding myself! I’m being honest, no?"Sculpting in Time is home to a tremendous body of work, detailing Balan’s progress over the last 60 years. My students are my VIPS. Balan also has an extensive body of enamel and jewellery enamel paintings, a craft he studied under Paolo di Paoli, regarded as the greatest enamel painters of the age. In India, too, Shiva wore a snake draped around his neck, while Ganesha had one coiled around his stomach like a rope." His oldest student is currently 57 years old, the youngest is seven. "Not too many people understand this process, that’s why I will see to them," Eva remarks. One is by me, of course." There are darker rituals, too - he pauses beside a photograph, saying, "This is something you will never see in your life!"
A closer inspection reveals a man in a trance, biting the head off a live chicken, whose meat he would then consume. From Salman Rushdie to Irving Stone, a Ramkinkar Baij retrospective, books on ancient rituals and poetry line the glass shelves in his study; a row of birds’ nests - Balan is fascinated by the weaver bird - are suspended on the wall facing the doorway. His is a philosophy of utter candour: "If people ask me what I do, I say I am a welder. "I was about a month old when I was taken to my first Theyyam, where my mother made an offering in my name," he smiles. "A young artist is only allowed in my house after he or she has given me a portfolio of five original works," he says." This is not meant to sound dismissive in any way - Balan has lived this philosophy for decades, # conducting free art classes every week. It has been decades and decades of very hard work and constant learning. "All this is a process. And in that moment, one almost imagines the fragrance wafting through the air as Balan Nambiar, one of India’s most celebrated artists and sculptors, describes the forces that draw him back into the annals of Indian history, religion and art. "I will pack these on my own, I guard them jealously," she smiles. "
I don’t expect them all to be artists," he says. (Photo: R. He hurries out his study and returns, holding a couple of catalogues. The other, a pen and ink sketch, is Balan’s first ever work, done back in 1957, which fetched him award some five years later at the Dussehra Exhibition. I want the person to be elevated to my level through my art." This ethic he laments, seems lost in the annals of time: he recalls an anecdote, one that’s clearly displeasing, to elucidate.What: Sculpting in Time, a Retrospective of Six Decades of Balan Nambiar’s Engagement with MaterialityCurated by: Sadanad Menon, catalogue designs and exhibit displays by RM Palaniappan When: Feb 4 to March 3, 10 am to 5 pmWhere: National Gallery of Modern Art, #49, Manikyavelu Mansion, Palace Road, B’luru. di Paoli’s daughter, Balan’s wife Eva, saunters into his study with cups of tea and perches herself atop a wooden crate of enamels. Balan heads first to a corridor at the back - there is a stillness here, some distance away from the din that surrounds us. "I was asked to conduct a workshop for 15 art students and when I laid out my conditions, which included non computer generated images, not a single one showed up."
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