Thursday, 24 September 2015

Shad Lityani - Art Talk at Tvak.

 The most delightful vagueness that I have ever felt is just before starting any of my new works. The first stroke of colour almost always proceeds to unfold a story, which tells itself. That is the reason; I start my works with an empty mind. My instincts lead me through the process of creating my work. Many inexplicable emotions find their way on the canvas, from the sharp edge of my painting knife, dipped in colour.
Hence, the question of ‘what to do’ is frequently impertinent to me. It’s just sincere, soulful play when I put paint on my canvas and try to tell the story of my emotions. And my visual storytelling often uses different mediums to paint on; Paper, Canvas, Colour, Water…
Personally, I feel, my work lets me look into my inner self. The world as I see it, the emotion that well up inside me.. When the overwhelming feeling takes over, I simply put up the canvas and start working on it.
I have noticed that working relentlessly on the basis of one’s instincts, provides an ample scope of evolution in one’s work and one’s life. The same has happened to me. I have always believed that all life is interconnected and inter dependent. But the threads of connections between them are so subtle that more than often we miss to notice their existence. Unlike many, my work has evolved from being full of vivid colours to just various shades of black and white. Because, to me, these shades resemble the subtle connections and interdependencies that I find in human life. Every large stroke needs supports of many smaller, finer lines, to bring meaning to the former’s existence. It wouldn’t be incorrect if I say that my work is mostly based on relationships between people, as I perceive it.

I believe my work is for the enjoyment of the viewer, rather than their analysis. There is a language in it for those who want to read it, there is a sound in it for those who want to hear it. All I can say is that I find happiness and satisfaction out of my work as all my works give me an opportunity to learn more about the world within and the world without.

Dilshad Lityani.


Friday, 11 September 2015

Jinal Patel - Art TAlk 12 sept

Jinal Patel 
Art Talk 

Open Studio

Jinal engrossed in her work at the studio terrace .
She hand makes her Paper and the process is quite an interesting one. 

Shad Lityani

Shad -  abstract artist...





Her achievements- 2009 : S. H. Raza Award, Gwalior
2009 : Junior Fellowship, Ministry of Culture,
New Delhi 
2012 : Kokuyo Camlin Best Entry
(Western India)
2012 : Selected for Euro Tour by Kokuyo
Camlin

2013 : best female artist painting Art society of India.
2014 : State award in painting.


after a hard days work : Shad takes a break just outside her studio. 


Shad Will be sharing her work and giving a talk at the studios. 

Tuesday, 21 July 2015

Dipen Ujjeniya . Gopal Parmar. Hiral Patel. young contemporary talent.

Dipen. Gopal. Hiral. 

Young contemporary Artists.

An Exhibition of Paintings. 

presented by 
Tvak Studios. 

I first met Gopal 2 years or so ago, he came to see a residency artist's work at the studios at greenwoods.  He was with other students. He stood out.  He came again for the next artist's show that was incidentally at the fine arts college and he brought friends & gave them a walk through and explained the work to those that had questions.his keen observation and particular viewpoint told me that this was one to watch out for.

I liked the dedication Dipen displays. We crossed paths at an Artist camp. where the organizers hoped that the older artists would meet the younger art students and the resulting interaction will be a fruitful one. each has something to teach the other. over time we have stayed in touch and i knew when the time was right, I would be showing his work. 

Hiral just smiles and that's what I remember. There is little recollection of where I met her and how. but the smile haunts me.  Then I saw her work. She's Talented.  So much Hope, So much Potential.. 

These artists have a lot of ground to cover and as they finish their final year at the C.N college of fine arts to begin their artistic journey, we wish them luck and a bright career. 


artist deviba wala
Gopal Parmar 


Tvak Art exhibition
Dipen Ujjenia


studio supporting young artists
Hiral Patel

For more details about the studio or the artists and to connect with them send us an e mail at info.tvak@gmail.com







Tuesday, 7 July 2015

A workshop at Tvak Studio Ahmedabad


Discovering your inner Artist.

12 week programme by : Manjushree Abhinav 

open to Artists and non artists in Ahmedabad


Antardhun

This program was held at Tvak Studios



For future workshops enquiry contact info.tvak@gmail.com



Wednesday, 17 June 2015

Lecture on Graphic Design at the C.N College of Fine Arts - Tvak Studios

Riddhi Manna 


Sheth C.N College of Fine Arts 


Lecture on 

an introduction to Communication through Graphic design.



"How we see words and what we show" 

presented by the Tvak studios. 



Ratilal Sir Addressing the students and welcoming them to a new session at the fine arts college. 

Deviba Wala introducing Riddhi Manna

Riddhi Manna held the students attention. 



An insight on how graphic deaigners work, on how subtle everyday things around us can be used to convey a message if put in the right manner using colours, typography and pictures.
It became a really interesting episode with the students exposed to such information in a way that they instantly connected to the topic.  Riddhi shared her experience of the field over the years and the lecture was infused with wit and humour. The professors of the fine arts college also attended the lecture. 

Special thanks to the Principal Mr. Ratilal Kansodaria and Ms Trupti Rawal for always being so supportive. 

Thank you Riddhi for taking the time off to come and speak to the students. 

Serendipity in Imagination .. concept Mural in Metal

Phoenix Tail 

The Gulmohar Tree...


Metal mural concept by Deviba Wala inspired by a dream 

The Summer heat dosent have too many things to look forward to but one thing that gives me joy is the Flame trees that flower during this season .. from the Kesuda to the Gulmoharjust adding a big splash of colour to the landscape ..
The gulmohar is known for it's Flamboyant display of flowers. As a child I collected its flower petals and made numerous handmade cards and stuck them on to sheets of paper and made bookmarks or just let them dry in the pages of books and  would smile when unsuspectingly they fell out of book at random times.
This Last week was no different .. the tree still fascinates me.
I woke up this morning having dreamt of a flaming phoenix with gulmohar petals as its tail and at the cost of sounding insane to the non artistic lot I confess the bird flew and transformed into a metal mural.
on the facade of the studio. 



 guess this is proof I am a dreamer and a sculptor !!!

There is Serendipity in Imagination 

The Gulmohar in Vietnam is called the Phoenix's Tale