AVNEE

Avnee was a solo exhibition held at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai between 31st October to 6th November, 2017.
 

“I dream of painting, and then I paint my dream”- Vincent Van Gogh.

 

An artist of any discipline first sees the idea manifest in his mind, and then begins his expression of it. Mrs. Pratibha Rane-Wagh celebrates nature in her mind before giving it a form to be enjoyed by its beholders. Her paintings of nature are resplendent with the rich influences of Madhubani, Chitrakathi and Indian miniature paintings. The resultant style inherently demands a rather difficult merger of detailing and precision. While the size of her canvas doesn’t allow her the liberty of being artistically vague, it does insist upon sharp precision of strokes that are at once bold and light. Mrs. Wagh manages this tightrope walk with consummate ease. Her paintings give you a distinctly joyous experience of a dreamlike state, and their old world charm inevitably imparts a cozy warmth. The extremely conspicuous absence of a human form in her paintings subtly addresses the abhorrence towards man’s atrocious behavior towards the nature. The message is loud and clear. Unless man loves and respects nature, he has no right to its beauty and benevolence. May her exhibition deliver joy and the message in equal measures! - writes Sadanand Bendre (Writer & Art Connoisseur)