“PURUSHA PRAKRITI” A Tribute to Earth Month through Art | 19th April – 10th June 2025 In celebration of Earth Month, Bespoke Art Gallery presented “Purusha Prakriti,” a landmark exhibition on view from 19th April to 10th June 2025, curated by renowned art historian and critic Uma Nair. Showcasing a powerful confluence of tradition, nature, and contemporary expression, this exhibition brings together 39 distinguished artists, including masters, sculptors, ceramicists, and installation award winners from across India and the world. Opening in India’s design capital, the show coincides with Earth Day (22nd April 2025), bringing together materials, mediums, and the beauty of the earth in myriad ways in a curation that reflects the wonder of man and nature and the interdependence of the two. Purusha Prakriti is a universal credo of love for the rhythms of the earth. These artists unconsciously celebrate the threads of harmony within their own practice. While it may be the gods and goddesses, it could be animals and birds, it could even be the lexicon of a language. Each accent is varied but distinct. There is also a grouping of artists from Gujarat who are all practitioners in their own accord. This show is more about practicing artists who bring tradition forward to contemporary character. In the legion of sculptures, installations, ceramics, printmaking, and painting, we are looking at the beauty of love for the simplicity of time and its many inspirations that can be found all around us. The dedication to Himmat Shah raises a toast to his genius and the fact that he was born in Lothal in Gujarat. Devin Gawarvala, Founder, of Bespoke Art Gallery says: “The Indian art market has a widespread number of artists from different disciplines, and Bespoke seeks to create awareness and appreciation of Indian artists across different geographies. We want to bring forward greater interest in Indian art, which I believe must go beyond a niche audience. The goal of Bespoke Art Gallery is to add to the expansion of the Indian market and create awareness nationally as well as internationally. Earth Month is about man's role on the planet, and we must join hands in its sustenance and conservation.” The exhibition pays homage to modernist sculptor Himmat Shah, leading with his iconic head from the London series. Sculptural works by Dhananjay Singh, Karl Antao, Ankit Patel, Debashish Bera, and international names Jesús Curia, Simon Max Bannister, and Gillie & Marc contribute to a dynamic discourse on form and texture. Highlights include Ram Kumar Manna’s terracotta Ganeshas, Arun Pandit’s Thinkers, and Arunkumar HG’s recycled elephant and Ankon Mitra's trio of folded aluminium butterflies. The exhibition also includes a centenary celebration of KG Subramanyan through his prints and drawings, and features esteemed printmakers like Rini Dhumal, former Professor, MS University Vadodara, printmaker Jyoti Bhatt, and Subrat Kumar Behera, whose acclaimed work on Gandhi was created for Lalit Kala Akademi's centennial tribute in 2019. An outstanding ceramic section features leading names like Keshari Nandan Kumar (the piece juxtaposes Nandlal Bose's Gandhi on a stoneware platter), Vipul Kumar, Vineet Kacker, Leena Batra, Shampa Shah, and Saraswati of Auroville. Among installations are Ankon Mitra’s origami butterflies and Harsha Durugadda’s award-winning Topo, winner of the Celeste Prize 2017. The paintings section is led by Thota Vaikuntam and Arpitha Reddy from Andhra Pradesh, along with Rini Dhumal’s Devi. Muzaffar Ali’s pair of calligraphic wonders speaks of equivocal echoes in the lexicon of language. Also featured are Sudip Roy’s Benares, Bhajju Shyam’s trees, Neelesh Vede’s stellar canvas, and Poonam Bhatnagar’s riveting Meerabai. A younger name amongst women artists is Chaitali Chanda from Kolkata. Patul Dash presents The Lost Prince II, a painting of an elephant in a landscape of flowers. Phaneendra Nath Chaturvedi’s painting with butterfly wings is created in a modernist mood and Muzaffar Ali's pair of calligraphic works add a spiritual tenor. In drawing, viewers will find Sanjay Bhattacharyya’s Durga, M Narayan’s Ganesha, and stirring works by Bhajju Shyam and Phaneendra Nath Chaturvedi.