About
Our Direction
To create timeless, free, joyous spaces for all activities in life. These spaces' endless variation can be as varied as life itself, and they must be as rational as nature in terms of developing from a central concept and blossoming into a lovely entity.
Our Objective
To create timeless, free, joyous spaces for all activities in life. These spaces' endless variation can be as varied as life itself, and they must be as rational as nature in terms of developing from a central concept and blossoming into a lovely entity.
About the Festival
A vibrant, never-skip event featuring an exhibition with artists' work across India, and thereby promotes Indian artists. Experts address the gathering with their thought provoking talks while cultivating the students in their area of expertise. This year we have some eminent artists from the southern states of India to enrich our students in various art forms such Print making, Stained glass art and Art installation.
Resource Persons
GEETA SRIPRAKASH
Stained Glass Artist
Her stained glass projects and commissions occupy spaces in private residences across South India, Goa, and Singapore. Having been trained in Tanjore-style painting techniques and worked with acrylics, Geeta tries to instill painterly expression and motion in her process, approaching her glasswork through the naturalistic eye of a painter. Colour is central to Geeta’s process. Her work is distinguished by her strong visual reactions to colour and her investigation into how colour shapes form and space. She is intrigued by how spatial constructs influence human interaction and employs colour harmonies, and graphic potential of the lead line, to create dynamic installations that engage the viewer. She is constantly inspired by the stained glass ornamentation tradition and the medium's ecclesiastical history, and she believes that the flow and penetration of coloured light through architectural space has spiritual significance.She strives to bring this sense of upliftment and optimism to our urban spaces through her work.
KAVITA PRASAD
Architect, Artist and Educator
Kavitha Prasad, combines ideas, shades, shadows and lines to create works with great emotional range and depth. Her art speaks in many moods: reflective, reverent, whimsical, feminine, angry, outspoken, humorous, thoughtful, nostalgic and practical. Her eclectic use of pale and dark pigments, light and heavy overlays, flowing and almost grid-like lines, and small and large formats signify her as an artist who continues to evolve and experiment. She holds degrees in architecture and visual arts from prestigious colleges. She is currently working at the Ceramic Studio at Lalit Kala Akademi, Chennai. “I enjoy the quiet seclusion and introspective time art gives me. I always feel invigorated later,” she says. Kavitha’s evocative work has won her many admirers and she has exhibited her works in many solo and group exhibitions globally.
ASMA MENON
Artist, Printmaker and Writer
Originally from Chennai, Asma is known globally for her painting and printmaking. Her works have been the subject of over 10 solo and 40 group shows, including having been auctioned at the prestigious Christies. For over 25 years her works have spoken of both ancestral and contemporary Indian character, linking unique artistic expression to everyday life. Alongside, she also works with children, corporate training and participating in global art/printmaking camps. Asma’s collection of short stories, has been published, titled, “Moonlight Baby “. Asma’s awards include the Senior Fellowship from the Government of India, Ministry of Tourism and Culture. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Chennai.
JACOB JEBARAJ
Artist, Printmaker and Sculptor
Jacob's abstractions are distinct, indicating a method in which he never uses a brush as a tool, instead manipulating fine, thick lines and curricular strokes with his serigraphy squeegee.Though his abstractions appear uniform or similar, there are subtle differences that set his works apart. As the viewer engages in visual dialogue with his works, fragments of live reality emerge, allowing the viewer to make connections. Jacob's creative endeavours have included prints, paintings, installations, sculptures, and upcycling architecture. R. Jacob Jebaraj is a Practicing Contemporary Artist. A British Scholar and A State Award Winner and Societe of Lyonnaise des Beaux – Arts Award. YouArt founded by R. Jacob Jebaraj. YouArt arranges art workshops as a part of Rural Projects in India. The Artists’ Social Responsibility project by Jacob is an innovative effort that aims to bridge urban and rural areas through Art.
SHAILESH BO
Artist, Painter and Sculptor
Shailesh gets his inspiration from his artistic responsibility and sociability and reactions to his surroundings, which eventually led him develop his own unique style. When he contemplates his art, he begins to see a pattern of these juxtapositions.He enhances the duality by using a lot of contrast, soft and hard strokes and free and limited lines. Shailesh's work is a constant search for the best way to ideate his knowledge about himself and his surroundings. Each artwork he creates is an extension of his persona and simultaneously of his surroundings.
Gallery
Schedule
| Time (IST) | 15.09.2022 | 16.09.2022 | |
| 8:30 AM | 9:00 AM | Campus tour - Resource person, Outside participants & Our 2022 batch students | |
| 9:00 AM | 10:00 AM | 1. Print Making 2. Stain Glass 3. Art Installation | |
| 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | Exhibition Inaugural | |
| 10:30 AM | 11:00 AM | Inaugural | |
| 11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | ||
| 11:30 AM | 12:00 PM | Snack Break | |
| 12:00 PM | 1:00 PM | Workshop:Registration & Introduction | 1. Print Making 2. Stain Glass 3. Art Installation |
| 1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Lunch Break | |
| 2:00 PM | 3:00 PM | 1. Print Making 2. Stain Glass 3. Art Installation | 1. Print Making 2. Stain Glass 3. Art Installation |
| 3:00 PM | 3:30 PM | ||
| 3:30 PM | 4:00 PM | Snack Break | |
| 4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | 1. Print Making 2. Stain Glass 3. Art Installation | 4. Print Making 5. Stain Glass Art Installation |
| 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Valedictory | |
| 6:00 PM | 7:00 PM | Interactive session through hands-on activities & performance | Cultural and Photo Session |
Contact Us
Ar Meenakshi Pappu
Art Festival Coordinator
Dr. Madhumathi A
Director School of Architecture (V-SPARC)
info.vsparc@vit.ac.in
Call Us
0416 220 4021