Exhibitions
Painting with Fire: Jeram Patel & Tarik Currimbhoy
What lurks inside a piece of wood? Jeram Patel and Tarik Currimbhoy answered this question in their own distinctive styles. Inspired by the Japanese technique of Shou Sugi Ban, the modernist Jeram Patel attacked the wood with a blowtorch until it revealed the art hidden inside. He was particularly fascinated by the colour black, whether created by scorching the wooden surface or painting with black ink, because he believed it helped other colours to appear stronger. Though it is simple plywood, each artwork has its own story to tell. Tarik Currimbhoy on the other hand used his blowtorch on solid wood, more subtly. First the flames reveal the grains within the wood, and then coatings of shellac enhance the contrasts within it. Perhaps his background in architecture drives the dynamism and sensuality that we see as core tenets of his work.
Two artists with two different styles brought together at Painting with Fire, our latest exhibition featuring 15 select artworks from Jeram Patel and Tarik Currimbhoy. The artworks invite you to explore the space through movement and shifting perspectives, and a theatrical play of colour.
ACCESS LEVEL
Public
Date
Aug 31, 2024 - Nov 17, 2024
Location/Venue
MAP Bengaluru
Infosys Foundation Gallery
Ground Floor
Booking Information
Free
Curator(s)
Arnika Ahldag and Kuzhali Jaganathan
Accessibility Note
Wheelchair access, Guide dogs allowed, Lift on every floor
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Credits
EXHIBITION MANAGER
Vineet Kajrolkar
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Hardeep Singh & Pallavi Agarwala
COLLECTIONS
Priya Latha, Priya Lewis, Rucha Vibhute & Shibu Narayan
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Bela Bahirat & Saikat Das
CONSERVATION
Dhruvika Bisht, Haseeb Khan, Lulu Moideen, Nayanamrutha TS & Rajeev Kumar Choudhary & Rajesh Rauat
COPY EDITING (Consultant)
Ashwati Franklin
KANNADA TRANSLATION (Consultant)
Preethi Nagaraj
TITLE TRANSLATION
H A Anil Kumar
INCLUSION
Hardeep Singh & Mounika Nallani
EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMMES
Madhur Arora, Sandhya A, Shubhasree Purkayastha, Shyamli Singbal, Soumyadeep Dasgupta & Shilpa Vijayakrishnan
MARKETING & COMMUNICATION
Aayati Sengupta, Harish Vasudevan, Hina Siddiqui, Shreya Saxena, Shruti Kondi & Sneha Bennurakar
ADMIN SUPPORT
Alice Manohari, Deepa P & Lovina Paul
Production Support – Ambarish K, Brijesh Mishra, Girish B, Justin Kanikaraj, Kiran Kumar, Kubendiran K, Mintu Kumar Deka, Nagendra Babu & Santhosh Kumar
