Boundless Boundaries

Boundless Boundaries

the works of 22 artists, sculptors, and printmakers from Africa the USA, Japan, and France this time alongside 13 Indian artists in an exhibition entitled Boundless boundaries to show India and the world what Picasso highlighted as the mission of contemporary art is an exercise “to wash the dust off our very souls”. This must be done by putting together the rich possibility of artists using different media, styles, and expressions of an age when artists from different countries are only a few hours away from almost anywhere in the world and only need a common vision to be brought together and be exhibited as Arushi has done. This exhibition has put together three artists from West Africa, Abu Oluwaseyi who creates portraits of people who are part of daily life, Rotimi Godwin who highlights women reclaiming their place in society as equals, and Saidou Dicko who brings out the role of children in the future. Marty Thornton and Mr. Sellout both reflect US Pop art that attracts the eye through popular imagery. There are prints by Andy Warhol from his publisher Sunday B Morning with his famous Marilyn Monroe imagery. Lindsey Nobel concentrates on creating a non-figurative language to attract people of different cultures even if they do not understand her language. Her works are based on connections. Christophe Gaignon from France uses contemporary glass to attract the young with his work & forms while Japan’s very well-known Takashi Murakami‘s works are famous for that country’s particular imagery and comics. The one message we get is that the best language for the world today is the visual one.The Indian artists in this exhibition reflect this knowledge effectively as India has many languages and they are used to the visual language to go beyond the region in their art. This exhibition includes two artists from Kerala, the painter Roy Thomas who has reached out to the Shakuntala legend and the sculptor Riyas Komu who highlights the duality of imagery. Mousumi Biswas of Bengal uses the female portrait to attract the new role women are seeking for themselves in visual terms.