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Mona Rai
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Born in Delhi, Mona Rai studied M.A. Psychology, Delhi University and attended art classes for a couple of years at Triveni Kala Sangam.
Her looming, square works epitomize her artistic attitude. Textures fascinate Rai; dots, dashes, slashes, directional strokes and streaks create her particular style. Square canvases are seldom used in figurative or narrative art, since dramatic distortions are hard to accommodate. The same format,...
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Born in Delhi, Mona Rai studied M.A. Psychology, Delhi University and attended art classes for a couple of years at Triveni Kala Sangam.
Her looming, square works epitomize her artistic attitude. Textures fascinate Rai; dots, dashes, slashes, directional strokes and streaks create her particular style. Square canvases are seldom used in figurative or narrative art, since dramatic distortions are hard to accommodate. The same format, however, seems more feasible with regard to abstract art, where problems of proportion and perspective do not arise. Rai depends basically on square sizes in small formats, sometimes going on to large rectangular canvases.
The quality of tension and striving in Mona Rai's canvasses is indeed intriguing. The constant repetition of see what first appears to be randomness unified by the demands of color, gives way to a feel of stillness, and tranquility. She has been quoted as saying: "I need to feel the experience of actually hurling paint onto the canvas. I can see my work opening itself up more and more."
Her work also evokes deep meditativeness. Two metaphors associated with time and light are the two constant motifs in her works. The dualities of stillness and revolution that govern our planet find place in her work. Her work mostly relates to the cosmic mystery of open space, light and time, that is intangible and cannot be easily 'boxed or compartmentalized.
During her long and distinguished career, she has had many solo and group shows. Her recent group shows include 'Paper Pulp' at Gallery Espace, New Delhi 2000; A workshop of women artists at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 2000; 'The sheen of metal', Palette Art Gallery, Delhi, 2002; Performative Textures by Apparao Galleries, Chennai at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 2003.
Her work has also been been exhibited internationally and features in several prestigious collections such as National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi; Lalit Kala Akademi; Air India; Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, Punjab University Museum, Chandigarh and in other private collections in India and internationally.
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Born
1947
New Delhi
Education
M.A. Psychology Delhi University
Fine Arts, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi
Exhibitions
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2006 Gallery Maya, London
2004...
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2006 Gallery Maya, London
2004 'The New Map of the World', Gallery Nature Morte, New Delhi
2002 The Fine Art Company, Mumbai
1998 Art Heritage, New Delhi
1997 Art Heritage , New Delhi
1993,97 Galerie F.I.A., Amsterdam
1992 Pundole Art Gallery, Mumbal
1992 Gallery Espace, New Delhi
1991 Gallery Augustin, Hofheim, Germany
1991 Sakshi Gallery, Chennai
1990 Shridharani Gallery, sponsored by Gallery Chanakya, New Delhi
1989 Shridharani Gallery, New Delhi
1988 Gallery Aurobindo, New Delhi
1984 Triveni Gallery, New Delhi
1979 Chemould Gallery, Mumbai
Selected Group Exhibitions
2011 'Seduction by Masquerade', Nature Morte, New Delhi
2010 '8 Women Artists', presented by Art Heritage at Shridharni Gallery, Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi
2009 'Analytical Engine', Bose Pacia, Kolkata
2008 'Keep Drawing', Gallery Espace, New Delhi
2006 Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Kolkata
2006 Art Alive, New Delhi
2005 Art Motif / Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2004 'Abstract', Art Motif / Visual Art Gallery, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2003 'Performative Textures', organised by Apparao Galleries, Chennai at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
2002 'The Sheen of Metal',Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2002 Frauen Museum, Bonn, Germany
2001 Singapore
2000 'Paper Pulp', Gallery Espace, New Delhi
2000 A Workshop of Women Artist at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
1998 Gallery 7, Mumbai & Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai
1997 Contemporary Indian Art, Vadhera Art Gallery, New Delhi And Kuwait
1991 Gandhara Art Gallery, Kolkata
1991 Art Foundation, Kolkata
1990 'Homage to Van Gogh', Vadhera Art Gallery, New Delhi
1990 Display Gallery, New Delhi
1989 'Miniature Format', Habiart Gallery, New Delhi
1989 'Festival of Colours', Gallery Ecpace, New Delhi
1985,86 Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi
1986,87 Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi
1986 'Woman Artists', National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), New Delhi
1982 'Three Artists', Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1978 'Three Artists', Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1977 'Twenty Artists', Shriharnai Gallery, New Delhi
1977 Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1975,77 'New Group Show', Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai
1974,75 Lalit Kala Akademi , New Delhi
1974,80 Sahitya Kala Parishad, New Delhi
1973 Cymroza Gallery, Mumbai
Joint Exhibitions
1999 Gallery 7, Mumbai
Participations
2011 'The Intuitive: Logic Revisted', from the Osians Collection at The World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland
2003 Annual Show, Palette Art Gallery, New Delhi
2002 'Contemporary Indian Art', Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, AortA Kultur e.v., Duisburg, BBK Kunstforum, Dusseldorf
2001 Perth Festival organized by Gallery East
1997 'Kali', Tropical Museum, Amsterdam and other parts of the Netherlands
1995 Festival of Perth, Australia
1995,96 Inside Out: Contemporary Women Artists of India, Middlesborough Art Gallery Touring Exhibition, U.K
1993 Contemporary Indian Paintings, Royal Abjar, Dubai
1991 Indische Gegenwarts Kunst, KKV Galerie, Germany
1990 Frechen Biennale, West Germany
1989 Contemporary Indian Painting, Darmstadt, West Germany
1887 17th International Biennale of Graphic Art, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
1987 Bharat Bhavan Biennale, Bhopal
1986 8th Norwegian Prints Biennale, Fredrikstad
1984 Tokyo Biennale, Japan
1974,76 National Exhibition of Art, New Delhi
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