Feb 27, 2025 04:33 PM IST
Modern artist Dheeraj Yadav’s work titled Fable – The Palimpsest of Traces is on show on the Kokoro Artwork Gallery within the state capital.
Modern artist Dheeraj Yadav’s work titled Fable – The Palimpsest of Traces is on show on the Kokoro Artwork Gallery within the state capital.
Muzaffar Ali And Meera on the exhibition
The exhibition options 39 artworks by Dheeraj, together with a sequence of paper artworks that provide visible interpretations of the Bhagavad Gita, mixing previous, current, and future narratives.
“As an artist, I enjoy treating the surface with layers of organic pigments, creating depth and texture through a meticulous process of soaking, rubbing, and scratching,” he says.
Dheeraj’s artworks have been broadly exhibited and picked up each in India and internationally. He has gained a number of prestigious awards together with the Ravi Jain Memorial Award.
Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali and Sufi Kathak dancer Manjari Chaturvedi inaugurated the exhibition.
Speaking concerning the exhibition, Vandana Sehgal, the gallery’s founder, an artwork connoisseur, and architect, shared her insights concerning the artist’s work: “Dheeraj frequently uses female personifications in his artwork, often referencing the theme of ‘Mother.’ One of the recurring motifs in his work is the fish, symbolising the nurturing and gentle nature of motherhood. His artworks also incorporates animal and bird figures rooted in tribal art, surrounded by directional arrows that guide the viewer’s gaze and serve as visual pathfinders.”
On her art curation and exhibits, she adds, “Although some areas in his paintings appear flat in colour, they are structured with lines, leading the viewer’s mind toward shapes rather than mere colour dominance. Dheeraj’s technique of layering colours with unconventional materials like coffee, turmeric, and alta (traditional red dye) creates a textured, aged effect. The backgrounds are sometimes highlighted with acrylic gold or gold powder.”
The exhibition is open for public viewing until March 24, 2025.
Artist Dheeraj Yadav and Manjari Chaturvedi 
Vandana Sehgal, Navneet Sehgal and Manjiri 
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