First Shower by Friends of Pradarshak - Preview - A Report

Mrs. & Mr. Gul Malani lighting the lamp

‘First Shower by Friends of Pradarshak’ - 20^th Anniversary Show of Gallery Pradarshak, Khar (W), Mumbai on 9^th June 2014

On the 9^th of June, 2014 Pradarshak, the little gallery of contemporary fine art completed its 20 years of deep rooted existence in service of artists and art lovers. It is now like a 10 year old kid with 10 yrs of experience.

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On the auspicious occasion, the founders of Pradarshak, Lalit and Savitha Hira hosted the preview with High Tea of ‘First Shower by Friends of Pradarshak’  - a special exhibition featuring 20 hand-picked artists, sculptors, photographers and print-makers from their vast repertoire of having shown 1300+ artists in 20 years.

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The exhibition is a manifestation of some fine abstract paintings and sculptures by some of the best known emerging artists of the fraternity. The exhibition continues till 30^th June’14 at gallery Pradarshak.

Debashish Chall - accoustic guitarist and his team strumming live music

The evening commenced with lighting of lamp by guests of honour, Mrs. & Mr. Gul Malani followed by felicitations of those, who have nurtured Pradarshak through its 20-year long journey. The evening was filled with melody with soft unplugged music at the backdrop of some spectacular camaraderie at the venue. The event was a grand success as it marked a large august gathering of art connoisseurs, art lovers, architects, artists... who joined in the joie de vivre.

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The gathering also came alive as special guests were portrayed live by artists Gayatri Mehta and Sachin Kumawat, who sketched live portraits; the former using charcoal on cartridge paper, etching deep lines into the personalities of her subjects; while the latter used pencil on paper sketching briskly in minimal strokes, drawing out the patron’s persona. This probably was the best gift for their take-home. The gallery also handed out daintily wrapped twin-chocolate flowers with ‘in togetherness, we blossom’ transcribed on them as a token of their appreciation.