Art by Kavita Gandhi Wig

Rekha Jaggi, Nivedita Pande and Dr. Ved Prakash Bhardwaj.

A group exhibition titled “Emerging Artists of Triveni Art Department” is being held from June 1 to June 7 at Shridharani and Triveni Galleries by the Art Department of Triveni Kala Sangam. The participating artists are all associated with the Art Department of Triveni Kala Sangam, where they are both learning and practicing art. Some of these artists have already succeeded in establishing their identities, while most are still considered emerging artists. However, many of them would be regarded as senior in terms of age and experience.

The participating artists include Simmi Khanna, Monica Pandey, Saahil Juneja, Apoorva Garg, Kavita Gandhi Wig, Nivedita Pande, Anju Grover, Samita Dhiman, Sabeena Dewan, Shivani Ghai, Rachna Lodha, Priyanka Chandwani, Ritu Bhutani, Rekha Jaggi, Sonam Kapoor, Rajshree Pawar, Alka Sareen, Deepali Roongta, Pooja Gujral, and Deepika Garg.

A majority of the artists in the exhibition work in the realm of abstraction. These are among the artists who have emerged prominently from Triveni over the past few years. Young artist Saahil Juneja can be said to negotiate abstraction while keeping the human figure at the centre of his compositions. Monica Pandey’s work reflects a strong architectural influence, which she transforms into a unique visual language through the interplay of lines. The lines that traverse the canvas from one direction to another, changing course midway and creating a sense of form evoke the structures of metropolitan architecture. In some works, she renders architectural forms with greater clarity.

Artist monica Pandey, Anju Grover, Simmi Khanna and Dr. Ved Prakash Bhardwaj.

Kavita Gandhi Wig’s art is entirely abstract. Her works in the exhibition suggest celestial formations and cosmic structures. Using shades of black ranging from subtle to intense, she creates forms reminiscent of biological structures, evoking both chemical processes and a variety of abstract configurations.

In Pooja Gujral’s works, the female figure occupies a central position. She explores not only women’s social and psychological conditions but also their inner strength and resilience. Nivedita Pande, who is also a practicing architect, reveals the influence of her profession in her paintings. She presents the condition of human beings within metropolitan life in a powerful symbolic manner.

The works of Simmi Khanna, Rekha Jaggi, and several other artists are equally compelling. Some of the fully abstract compositions in the exhibition stand out for their distinctive formal arrangements. Through pastels on paper and paint on canvas, the artists reinterpret both nature and the human-made world from fresh perspectives. In certain works, one can also sense a tension or dialogue between these two realms.