New Delhi: Mrs Renuka Sondhi Gulati, an prominent female Painter and Sculptor working under the tutelage of Sh Rameshwar Broota and Sh Sanjay Roy at Triveni Kala Sangam is hosting her 8th Solo show at Sridharani gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, 205, Tansesn Marg New Delhi 1, from 6th - 16th March 2014.
Its Inauguration ceremony will be performedon Thursday, 6th March,2014 at 6:00 pm by Mrs.Nishi and Mr S.C.Sinha IPS(Retd), Hon’ble Member, National Human Rights Commission and the Chief Guests will be Mrs Novel and Mr.Ashok Lavasa IAS, Secretary, Civil Aviation, Govt of India. The Lighting of the Lamp will be done by Mrs Shalini and Mr Sanjay Srivastava IAS, Chief Secretary, Govt. of NCT Delhi, and the Guests of Honour will be Shmt Neha and Sh Balvinder Kumar IAS, Vice Chairman, DDA.
Coming a day before the International Womens’ Day, this show aims to celebrate the coming of age of womanhood in India as she rises back from the Ashes to claim her rightful place under the sky…as the mythical Phoenix Woman. It is depiction of a real life saga of the inner power and strength of a woman. Compulsively, what the woman holds up inside her is out on the canvas.
Renuka Sondhi paints to exist and sculpts to underline her existence. Her works vivify the journey of a woman from birth to death under going all the pangs of ageing and feeling all the bliss of maturity, and also they capture how a woman becomes a natural multirole person when she exists within the society, family and above all in history .
Her paintings are a satire on political and social systems and depict human answers sometimes through struggles and at other times through silent prayers. Unlike the paintings, the sculptures also brings forth male protagonist and at times women and men are seen as couples. Perhaps sculpture medium helps her to play around the idea of love, family, being together and physical and spiritual union.
Renuka feels that as an artist she does not need to do anything else to be focussed, responsible and rebellious other than doing her works. The works, for her are the junctures of meditation and as she has been working ever since, she is in a constant state of meditation. If anything could be a meditative process, even a rebellion could bring in the same effects. Most of the women meditate with/through their silent rebellions. Out of them, some cut vegetables, some go to office, some fight at borders, some go underground, some just dream; and some women create works of art. Renuka Sondhi Gulati is one who creates art. There are untold stories of Phoenix women all over... here is one from an artist sees no limitations and is finding the way to fly on her canvas…….
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