Released on: May 23, 2008, 5:03 am

Press Release Author: Deepak Gupta

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Press Release Summary: Moonbeams and Sundrops are a series of nearly 30 joyous works
that revel in the creative impulse that unfolds in the quietitude of aloneness. Even
though painted by two artists, there is a sense of tandem that prevails through the
works. They breathe as if in unison and are imbued with the serenity of silence.
They create music that comes straight from the soul. The stunning abstract works
capture the essence of existence on a myriad level in perfectly balanced aesthetics
that energize the space they are placed in. The canvas' reflect the magnificent
metallic jewel colours of the desert and the harmony of the earth's eternal dance in
all its glory as they echo the underlying philosophy of light within lighting up a
thousand thoughts.

Press Release Body: Recently an exhibition of paintings Moonbeams and Sundrops by
Dr Alka Raghuvanshi and Ms Manisha Gawade was oraganised by Enkita Group and PCI at
the Alliance Francaise' Art Gallery at Lodhi Road, New Delhi. Featuring nearly 30
works by both the artists, the show will continue till 28 May. The show has been
invited to London, New York and Bangalore later in the year. The show was
inaugurated by HE Jean M Deboutte (Belgium\'s Ambassador to India). On this occasion
Regy (wife of Belgium\'s Ambassador), Gregoire de Lasteyrie du Saillant (President,
Enkita Group), Surinder Mehta (Chairman, PCI), Dr. Alka Raghuvanshi, Manisha Gawade,
Baljit Chadha, Sudharkar Sharma, Gouri Sahni, Rahul Jain, Madhumita Puri, Sharon
Lowen, Bharti Taneja, Ishika, Naresh Kapuria, Satish Gujral, Kiran Gujral, Sudhir
Tailang, Avinash Pasricha, Sudha Shiv Kumar and many others were also present there
About the series
Moonbeams and Sundrops are a series of nearly 30 joyous works that revel in the
creative impulse that unfolds in the quietitude of aloneness. Even though painted by
two artists, there is a sense of tandem that prevails through the works. They
breathe as if in unison and are imbued with the serenity of silence. They create
music that comes straight from the soul. The stunning abstract works capture the
essence of existence on a myriad level in perfectly balanced aesthetics that
energize the space they are placed in. The canvas' reflect the magnificent metallic
jewel colours of the desert and the harmony of the earth's eternal dance in all its
glory as they echo the underlying philosophy of light within lighting up a thousand
thoughts.

About the artists
Dr Alka Raghuvanshi is India's first trained art curator, having trained at the
Goldsmiths College, London and the Museum of Modern Art in Oxford. She has curated
and designed major exhibitions many of which travelled to other parts of the country
and the world. A keen painter herself, her solo shows Whispers of Light were held in
New Delhi and Showers of Meteors in Hyderabad drew valued response from both
audiences and critics alike. She is able to perceive and experience the various arts
from the vantage position of a doer as well as an onlooker.
Born in 1961, Dr Alka Raghuvanshi has participated in several group shows including
Transitions held at Art Entrance in Mumbai, Reflections Within at Lalit Kala
Akademi, New Delhi, Guernica to Nithari and Buddha Mudra held at Canvas Art Gallery,
Art for Concern by the Concern India Foundation, New Delhi, Encore! Art for Prabhat,
New Delhi, Annual Show 2007 of Galerie Sara Arakkal, Bangalore, Transitional
Realities at FM Art Gallery, Noida, Resounding Echoes, Lalit Kala Akademi, Lucknow,
Resonating Metaphors and Dazzling Statements in Lalit Kala Akademi, From the Mind's
Eye, New Delhi, Dhoomimal Art Gallery's annual art show among others. Her works
formed a part of Silent Dreams, Voluble Realities as part of the Gulf Art Fair in
Dubai, Recent Works of Gallery 1x1, Dubai, and the Art Attack Gallery annual show in
Dubai. Her works have been shown in New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore,
Lucknow, Dubai, Turkey, Spain, Italy, Austria and her paintings form part of some
important collections both in India and abroad. Her work featured in Adana Biennale
in Turkey in December 2007 and the worldwide exhibition on Giuseppe Garibaldi
emanating from Italy.
In her writing career on the arts spanning nearly 27 years, she has 20 books to her
credit including the best selling publications - A Moment in Time With Legends of
Indian Art and Pathfinders - artistes of one world.
Manisha Gawade is a trans national who has been trained in various forms of painting
including glass and textiles in several parts of the world as a matter of choice.
And yet she refuses to be bound by mere grammar of surfaces and styles to reach out
and explore a form that is hers alone. She transcends the regional to bring to her
work the horizon of a truly global citizen and yet there is a rootedness in her work
that has the whiff of the Indian ethos - not self consciously, but simply and
naturally. Her work pulsates with energy that is the life blood of her chosen
medium. An extensive traveller, the multiple experiences from her journeys come
through in her work as it resounds with hues that are awash with the dazzle of the
desert and the pinnacle of the mountains.
Manisha\'s work was selected to be part of 2006 National Exhibition of Art held by
Lalit Kala Akademi, the national academy of visual arts in India. It was shown at
Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal. She has extensively participated in art exhibitions all over
the world. In her solo show Parallel Realities held in New Delhi and Hyderabad in
2007, she explored the multi-dimensional aspects of interpersonal interactions
cutting across gender lines. The works were marked with an eclectic choice of
colours and interesting textures that set her work apart.
Pristine golds, reds and blacks mark her present series, she takes abstractions to
newer heights. The shimmering golds juxtaposed with fabulous reds offset by the
depth of the blacks beckon the onlooker want to walk into the paintings to allow the
layers to explode around the physical, spiritual being. Her work forms part of some
serious art collections in New Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Paris, Dubai,
Sharjah and Oman.


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