A new chapter in cultural exchange opened in West Bengal's Darjeeling hills on June 9, 2012 with the inauguration of a week-long international arts residency program featuring 25 artists from the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) member-countries.The program, 'Merging Metaphors,' is an initiative of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
Given the unprecedented surge and prestige of contemporary art in cultures of the world as a continuum of living traditions, it seems appropriate to use arts to promote cohesion and all around development for a better society in the region, the spokesperson added.
Curated by Sushma K. Bahl with Archana B. Sapra, the project seeks to promote collaboration among artists by letting them live, work and exchange ideas in a mix of structured and open-ended programs. It aims to allow artists to rejuvenate and infuse innovation in their works.
The works created during the program will be first shown in the host country and in ASEAN member countries like Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
The ICCR said the participants have been selected through consultations with experts and Indian missions abroad.
The artists are mostly in the middle of their careers with a good track record and are engaged in innovative art with aesthetic merit.
The participants include painters, new media artists, designers, photo artists, sculptors and others, whose works present an overview of the contemporary art scene in the region with glimpses of its diversity and vibrancy, the ICCR spokesperson said.
The residency program ends on June 17.
All paintings are hand-painted oil paintings .The quality of paint pigment is stable and the color is not easy to change, which is up to the international detection standard of environmentally friendly materials. We pursue high quality of the painting and precise control of the detail.
ReplyDelete