Reveries of Quaintness
12th April 2023 - 31st July 2023
The Quorum Gurgaon
Two Horizon Center, First Floor,
Golf Course Rd, DLF Phase 5,
Sector 43, Gurugram,
Haryana 122002
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Reveries of Quaintness
Art Alive Gallery x The Quorum Gurgaon bring to you Reveries of Quaintness, a
group exhibition by six eminent artists from Vadodara - Apurva Desai, Jignesh
Panchal, Vipul Badva, Dushyant Patel, Yash Jani and Chetan Mevada.
The quietude of a quaint corner in the street, the hustle and bustle of a crowded
cityscape and the internal quest for serenity, this exhibition brings forward the different
elements of existence in a metropolis as the artists explore their quotidian experiences
in the urban context.
Chetan Mevada explores facets of modern architecture in the urban-scape with his
mixed media works which are meticulously created with the process of cutting, lifting
and pasting juxtaposed with elements of religious architecture such as the jaalis
(perforated stone/screen with ornamental pattern) to create an effect where multiple
realities and planes coexist. The artist comments on the proliferation of modern
architecture and the remnants of a quaint past. Furthering Mevada’s exploration with
ornamental patterns, Jignesh Panchal’s aesthetic compositions combine elements of
European visuals with the Indian Miniature tradition. His work, an ensemble of
decorative and abstract-geometrical patterns is a kaleidoscope of reality and fiction,
history and present with various materials used in it and different approaches towards
the ideas of “Culture”.
Vipul Badva looks at working class architecture creating a topography lined up will semi-
permanent cabins often existing on the outskirts of the urban metropolis. He draws
inspiration from objects and people that surround and fascinate him; instead of creating
a grim reality of transient living, Badva takes a playful tone to portray life in fringes of the
city. While Vipul moves away to the peripheries, Yash Jani dives right in as he
transports us back to the old streets of Ahmedabad, the Pol. He captures the liveliness
of the quaint corners of the old city laced with rich heritage, narrow streets, architecture,
multiple perspectives of the land, wood carvings, and spirituality that defines life in the
Pol. The vibrant gold toned frames of his artworks are reminiscent of a simpler time as
one is engulfed in nostalgia.
One’s internal state of mind is hugely impacted by their surroundings and lifestyle
choices. The internal impact of the metropolitan lifestyle is explored by Apurva Desai
through a phantasmagorical expression of urban impressions. Rendered in shades of
darker colours, with visual imagery composed of jagged lines and doodled figures,
Desai captures hopes, aspirations, sorrows and dreams in the internal consciousness
as well as objects that surround sustenance in a city. While Desai focuses on the urban
lifestyle, Dushyant Patel comments on the impact of industrialization on nature in the
long run. His body of work problematizes ecological impact of human waste and
production, and the negative impact on nature using satire as his apparatus by inserting
objects of commercial culture into natural environments.
Reveries of Quaintness brings to us, a moment of reflection as we pause in the hustle
and bustle of the city and ponder over a moment of contemplation.
