Krupa Shah
has received prestigious awards and participated in significant group
exhibitions at different venues in India and abroad over the last 5 years. She is
self-taught artist, her deep interest in painting and her desire to be unique
enabled her to develop an artistic hand at abstract painting, beside other
styles.
Her
paintings are based on the transformation and evolution of the nature and
universe. Her paintings depict oneness of all beings on earth. She tells IndyaWire.com ‘I believe
that colors are a major part of an individual’s life. It is very important to balance
the hues. Green and red are my favorite.’
She quotes, “Art is everywhere, you just have
to put your eye on it and may be at times contemplate on it to get into its
skin.”
Speaking
about her current (on-going) exhibition at the Jehangir Art Gallery in south
Mumbai, she says my new collection of Paintings ‘REFLECTIONS’ are inspired from
AUM - OM.
In conversation with Manjari Yadav of IndyaWire.com, Krupa says,
"While meditating I keep on chanting Aum-OM which fills you up with energy
and vibrations and colors keeping your mind away from wondering. As I passed
different levels in meditation, I started observing strong colors and hues. I also
experienced different strokes in the colors due to the different level of
frequencies and vibrations which were evolved by my subconscious mind while meditating.
These are the colors and feelings that I portray in my paintings. Colors have a
different connectivity with human beings like green connects with nature and so
on".
Some of her
paintings on display include Ishwara, Shivalik, Eternity, Ataman, Sthana -
which are also the names of the paintings.
There are
over 38 paintings on display - all acrylic color on canvas. When asked why she
prefers acrylic on canvas, she says, canvas has better durability. "I like
to work with the best. Acrylic color gives an artist a lot of freedom."
This is
Krupa Shah's first solo exhibition, though she has jointly exhibited several
times with other artistes. Krupa Shah's paintings have travelled around the
Globe and she has participated in shows and combined exhibitions at places like
Dubai, Chicago, Delhi, Lisbon-Portugal, Pune, Calcutta, Mumbai.
"Most
people do not know what abstract art is," opines Shah. Size-wise, the
largest painting on display is a 5 ft x 7 ft Shivalik which is approximately
priced at Rs 5.25 lakh. The smallest is a 2 ft x 2 ft painting titled Prana (or
Pran) and is priced at approximately Rs 60 Thousand.
Krupa Shah
plans to do several shows in December - at the Taj Mumbai in Mumbai, Lalit Kala Kendra Delhi and Taj Vivanta at
Hyderabad.
Several celebrities visited the exhibition and congratulated artist Krupa Shah. They include actor Aslam Khan, socialite and businessman Parvez Damania, director Srikant Velagalati, actor Rio Kapadia, music director Shyam, singer Kumar Sanu, director Hemant Nilim Das, model Laila Panda, actress Mishti Chakroborty, theater and media personality Dolly Thakore, Padmashree Nana Chudasama and many others.
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