Art has usually responded to this crisis by representing human depredations on nature. But the artists featured in Garden of Infinite Desires (the exhibition was hosted by Emami Art recently) chose to portray nature in its idyllic, abundant glory to remind viewers not just of what has been lost but also of what can be saved. Kartick Chandra Pyne’s works conjure up a world that hovers somewhere between reality and fantasy — like Joan Miró (one of Pyne’s inspirations), his canvases are colourful, playful and seemingly childlike. But Pyne also interrogates established ideas of art and expression and questions the definitions of what is real and what is fantastic in his works. ADVERTISEMENTIn stark contrast to Pyne’s surrealism is Manas Naskar, whose charcoal sketches of the verdant countryside are shorn of human presence.

Source: The Telegraph July 08, 2023 17:12 UTC