Panel Discussion
Putting It On Paper: Contemporary Printmaking Practices in India
Archana Hande, Ayisha Abraham, Jayasimha Chandrashekar, Ravi Kashi and Venugopal V. G.
Inbox, V.G Venugopal, 2006, Woodcut print on paper, MAC.00179-10
Join us for a panel discussion exploring contemporary printmaking in India and its many facets!
Printmaking has traditionally involved transferring images from a matrix (template) onto another surface, usually paper. Over the years it has evolved from traditional forms like etching, woodcut and lithography to more modern methods like screenprinting. But what value does printmaking hold in the digital age, and what are the contexts of learning, experimentation, and collaboration that shape its practice in the contemporary moment?
In this panel discussion, artists Archana Hande, Ayisha Abraham, Jayasimha Chandrashekar, Ravi Kashi and Venugopal V. G. explore the dynamic world of contemporary printmaking in India, exploring themes such as knowledge and resource sharing, systems of apprenticeship, and the role of peer networks, ateliers or community in shaping and expanding individual artistic practices, among others.
This event is conceptualised under our latest exhibition Rhyme Unbroken — Krishna Reddy as Artist and Perpetual Student.
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Archana Hande
Archana Hande holds a B.F.A & M.F.A in printmaking, from Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, (1986-1991) and M.S University, Baroda, India (1991-1993).
Her solo shows include: ‘I am a Landscape Painter’: Bombay; ‘The Golden Feral Trail’: Perth and Laverton, WA, Australia; ‘All is Fair in Magic White’: Delhi & Rome 2010. Her achievements include co-curating ‘Project Cinema City’ 2012, Bombay, Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, Berlin. She has also photographed and designed the book: “Multiplicities” urban cultures of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
Venugopal V G
Venugopal V G (born in 1976, Valakkunja, Kasaragod Dist.) is a Bangalore based multi-disciplinary visual artist and art educator. He has a BFA in Painting from Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts, Mysore and MFA in Printmaking from Chitrakala Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. His art practice during the last decade includes Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Installations & Video Art.
