This publication is produced in occasion of the solo exhibition of Indian artist Atul Dodiya at Chemould Prescott Road in September and October 2011.
'"Bako exists. Imagine" is a text-based work which consists of twelve paintings and an installation with nine wooden cabinets.
These poetic episodes are based on a fiction, written in Gujarati by a major contemporary Gujarati poet Labhshanker Thaker.
Bako is a young boy who meets Bapu - Mahatma Gandhi, in his sleep. In fact, they both meet each other in their sleep and talk.
A kind of fantasy, which allows and evokes childhood memories. There is no fence of age between this old man and the young boy. They joke, they laugh, they talk abstract.
In these twelve blackboard paintings, along with the cabinet installation, autobiographical references gradually mingle into a larger creative journey. The intention is – the viewer no more remains an outsider but subconsciously, becomes an invisible character involved along with Baka and Bapu in this hilarious fantasy.' - from gallery's website.
Includes a biography of the artist.
'"Bako exists. Imagine" is a text-based work which consists of twelve paintings and an installation with nine wooden cabinets.
These poetic episodes are based on a fiction, written in Gujarati by a major contemporary Gujarati poet Labhshanker Thaker.
Bako is a young boy who meets Bapu - Mahatma Gandhi, in his sleep. In fact, they both meet each other in their sleep and talk.
A kind of fantasy, which allows and evokes childhood memories. There is no fence of age between this old man and the young boy. They joke, they laugh, they talk abstract.
In these twelve blackboard paintings, along with the cabinet installation, autobiographical references gradually mingle into a larger creative journey. The intention is – the viewer no more remains an outsider but subconsciously, becomes an invisible character involved along with Baka and Bapu in this hilarious fantasy.' - from gallery's website.
Includes a biography of the artist.
Access level
Onsite
publisher
Location code
MON.DOA
Language
English
Keyword
text-based art,  painting,  mixed media,  installation,  poetry,  memory,  solo exhibition
Publication/Creation date
2012
ISBN / ISSN
9788190887939
No of copies
1
Content type
artist monograph, 
catalogue
Chapter headings
'No studies, no keeping count...' - Gieve PATEL
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