New Delhi,
July 2023.
World
University of Design, known for reinventing itself and
pushing its own limits, brought forth INTERFACES, a HolzIndia presentation
along with Alliance Française. The exhibition celebrates the
transformative power of printmaking and showcases artworks by Indian,
French and Belgian artists and is up for display
until July 3rd, 2023 @ Alliance Francaise de Delhi.
To create
awareness about the genre of Printmaking in Visual Arts as the
new age sphere, WUD also organised a ‘Panel Discussion on
Printmaking – Transformation in New India’, embellished with eminent artists as
panelists including Ananda Moy Banerji, Kanchan Chander, Prayag Shukla,
Prachi Sahasrabudhe and Seema Kohli along with Prof
Rajan Fulari from WUD. This diverse group of panelists represented
talented printmakers who have pushed the boundaries of the medium and
contributed to the artistic landscape of New India.
Inaugurated
by Mr. Stephane Alamir, Director of Alliance Française de Delhi,
the exhibition features Indian artists Ananda Moy Banerji,
Anita Das Chakracorty, Dattatraya Apte, Hemavathy Guha, Kanchan Chandar, Moti
Zharotia, Prof. Rajan Shripad Fulari, Seema Kohli, Sushanta Guha, Dr. Sushma
Yadav and Prof. V. Nagdas along with French
Artist Olivier Deprez and Belgian Visual Artist Roby Comblain.
On the
occasion Prof. Ranjan Shripad Fulari exclaimed, “We are
honored to put together a platform that touches upon the Printmaking aspect
that has evolved over the years and has now rejuvenated into a form that is
changing dynamics and dimensions of the Visual Arts scene in India. I am glad
to have with me such eminent panellists who have had enriching experience in
India and abroad. I am very enthralled to share my views with them and am all
ears to hear them out. There is so much to learn from here!”
Dr. Sanjay
Gupta shared his views as, “This is a prestigious
platform for connoisseurs of art and visual arts to align with. It is a
pleasure to be here amongst such significant people who have marked their niche
in their domain of creative field. As Vice Chancellor of a promising and ever
emergent University I see it as my prime responsibility to associate with platforms
that impart eternal firsthand knowledge and enhance our perception of art as we
know it. I thank Alliance Française for joining hands with us in this great
merger of thoughts across geographies.”