Recently (on 9th January), Studio Vasant and N.R.I. Institute organised a painting exhibition entitled "Cracking Spot!" where the works of Nine British artists are on display. The exhibition is organised as part of a celebration in art's unique way of binding countries and cultures while at the same time influence the farthest of people. The exhibition will continue till 13 th January at Studio Vasant.
On the occasion of opening of Cracking Spot all the eminent British Artists; Graham Clarke, James Hornton Vprba, Nick Tidnam RBA, Dr. Kelvin Griffin, Cas Holmes, Brian Lewis, Wendy Smith, Mike Hutchins, Bernard Rangel, Ravinder Kalsi and Anjana Kuthiala along with Baljit Chadha (director, Studio Vasant), his wife Manmohan Chadha, Victor Vijay Kumar (painter), Namrata Chadha, Dr. Rajeev Nagpal (Sahaj Sankalp), Jagmohan Singh (Secretary General, NRI Institute) and many others were present there.
The exhibition represents a place where the continents have merged and the cultures blended. Anglo-Indian art from the UK, with an angular twist for modernism, exhibits with Royal British Art of typical Indian scene. It seems the flavor of multi-culturalisum has certainly produced some amazing artwork. The organization of the event is being run by Ravinder Kalsi MFA. She has a proven track record of organizing multi-international and multi-national art events. Supported by the Royal Societies with a considerable network including RBA, RA, RSWA, ROI, NEAC artists, art fund managers, private galleries, corporate sponsors and influential circles in the UK and India.
Graham Clarke, artist, author and humorist, is one of Britain's most popular and best-selling printmakers. He has created some five hundred images of rural life and history. Responding to the comedy of everyday life, he brings his own unique brand of humor to his interpretation of past and present history through the eyes of the common man.
James Horton took his MA at the Royal College of Art and is cur rently the vice president of the Royal Society of British Artists of which he has been a member since 1979. He exceeds in oil, watercolour and pastels and also takes commissions on extensive portraits.
Nick Tidnam studied at Camberwell School of Art. His tutors included Frank Auerbach, Richard Lee, Michael Rothenstein and Christopher Chamberlin. Nick was elected to the Royal Society of British Arts in 2001.
On this occasion Baljit Chadha said, our country is filled with rich culture & heritage and tourists, artists & others get influenced by this. Being influenced by this the British artists have got the encouragement to come up with this painting exhibition which is worth seeing.
NRI Institute's Jagmohan Singh has all the praise for British artists. He said that the works of these artists are awesome and everybody appreciated also. Seeing the over whelmed response of people it looks like that artists are getting success in their aim to bring their work amongst the masses & artists.
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