Aprimita Sapru organizes an exhibition of paintings, prints, ceramics and sculptures by 30 Indian and international artists at Simroza Art Gallery
Aprimita Sapru organizes an exhibition of paintings, prints, ceramics and sculptures by 30 Indian and international artists at Simroza Art Gallery
Art is here for a reason. Mumbai-based Simroza Art Gallery’s new blended show ‘Amalgamation 8’ with 30 established and emerging Indian and international artists features paintings, prints, ceramics and sculptures. Curated by artist Aprimita Sapru, the exhibition will be held from September 2 to September 5. A portion of the proceeds will go to fund two projects of Mumbai’s Rotary Club Juhu-Aadhaar, a home for 335+ intellectually challenged people in Badlapur, Nashik. , Jalgaon and Sholapur, as well as an NGO Sakshi with its flagship program The Rakhine Project, which aims to raise a generation of adults responsible for protecting children from sexual crimes.
Sculpture by Om Swami | photo credit: special arrangement
In addition to the fiberglass, ceramic and bronze sculptures, about 70 canvases – abstract and semi-abstract, realistic, figurative and spiritual – will be mounted on the walls in acrylic, watercolour, oil and pen.
This eighth edition of the show features creations from contemporary and acclaimed artists such as veteran Prakash Bal Joshi, Shashikant Dhotre, Parmesh Paul, Ratan Saha, Om Swami, Sandeep Chhatraband, Mahesh Anjalekar and Swati Pasar selected by Aparamita. Other participating actors include Swarupa Bhosle, Sanjita Ahmed, Kadambari Mehta, Pooja Vivek Balkundre, Commander. Shantaram Rawool, Deepa Kulkarni, Sudipta Adhikari, Ameesha Mehta, Gauri Gulati, Abid Kanchwala, Alka Pandey, Quraysh Basrai, Rakhi Shah, Uma Krishnamurthy, Rao Ranveer, Shobha Patki, Sulochana Gawade, Preksha Lal, Kajal Shahdadpuri, Rashmi Bajaj, Nandita Desai and Namrata Jain.
by Sanjita Ahmed | photo credit: special arrangement
Aprimita, an alumnus of Sir JJ School of Art, says, “Even as a fledgling artist, I realized the need for an organized way to showcase artistic talent, and thus my curatorial journey began in 2012. I started my own company I use Expopedia to spot talent. From across India and abroad, and following a careful selection process, we accept artists into our fold.”
by Sudipta Adhikari | photo credit: special arrangement
The first group show Amalgamation 1 held in Mumbai in 2013 had Javed Akhtar as the chief guest. “I am really overwhelmed with the response we have received from the art world,” says Aparimita.