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खत | A Letter
Much has been said about April. T.S Eliot, the English poet called it ‘the cruelest month’. The weather forecast predicts a heatwave. It is much of a summer now than spring which March-April was meant for. The world is indeed changing. Yet I find some comfort in this hot April afternoon as I feel the coolness of the black-and-white wavy stripes, the choppy wave, and the distinct pointillism of Venkat Shyam’s work Mother Earth. That is one of the beauties of art- to be able to remove the restless mind to a beautiful escape. And Indian art which comes with hundreds of years of legacy challenges this changing climate. It asks us to slow down and immerse ourselves in the beauty that nature has to offer us. This April, I’d like all my dear readers to try to prove Eliot incorrect and find beauty in April once again. And to help you all let me show you some of this enchanted beauty I found in art forms like Gond and artists like Venkat Shyam.
Bridge Bharat is a curated collection of Indian legacy arts and antiquities. We empower both the art connoisseur and the novice buyer to discover, learn, and acquire art from some of India’s finest generational artists.
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With this, we unveil our new logo- a burning testament to our evolution and growth. Celebrating the powerhouse of energy, the creator, who draws inspiration from the cosmos and nature, our logo embodies the artist’s intuitive and powerful being, connecting us to a legacy of timeless artistry
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Before we move forward here is a snippet from our upcoming catalog, Remnants, in which each piece is a testament to the resilience of our culture and the beauty of our past, echoing the rugged textures of fort walls and the intricate carvings of ancient temples.
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Every month I look for an artist to share with you and this time the artist came to me like a cool breeze. It was a clarion call of the works of Venkat Shyam which caught my attention while writing one sweltering April afternoon. Magical moments occur at the most unexpected time. And truly Venkat Shyam is a Magician, a Renaissance man, a Man with who lived many lives. In this issue of Artist’s Table, I look into his history, his practice, and how in his three-decade-long career he has formulated his unique signature which I, humbly, call ‘Venkat Kalam’.
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I would like to end this letter with an introduction. This time I’d like to introduce myself to you all. My mother named me- Avali. She is a poet and that in itself is enough for me to explain about myself. It isn’t easy to write about oneself. But I think I can summarise myself into three defining categories- Art, Literature, and Cinema. I may be an artist to some, a film and poetry enthusiast to a few, but to you all, I am a writer- and in some sense a romantic escapist. Love for all things miniature brought me to Bridge Bharat and now I have the best job- to research and curate. I am surrounded by my books right now, and all I can say writing about art is tough yet I don’t think I want to be anywhere else.
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With hopes of opening dialogues and bringing beauty and magic of art into your day I would like to end my letter to you, my dear reader, with love and compassion. And I believe that is our ethos at Bridge Bharat.
I will await your response.
Love.
Avali
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