Mrun Murtika – An exhibition of Terracotta work

Museum of Sardar Patel University and CVM College of Fine Arts cordially Invites you for an inaugural ceremony of

Mrun Murtika – An exhibition of Terracotta work

by Mentor and his Studnets of Sculpture Studio, CVM COllege of Fine Arts, Vallabh Vidhyanagar.

Chief Guest: Dr. M. K. Yagnik (Hon. Director, Human Resource Development Centre, Sardar Patel University)

Special Guest: Shri Mehul D. Patel (Hon. Jt. Secretary, Charutar Vidya Mandal, Vallabh Vidhyanagar.)

and

Prof. Shirish Kulkarni (Vice Chancellor, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar.)

Will preside over the function on

Date: 7th March 2019

Time: 11:00AM

venue: Museum of Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar.

The exhibition will remain open to view on 7th and 8th March 2019. 11:00AM to 5:00PM at an Exhibition Hall of Museum, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar.

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“Mrun Murtika” is the Sanskrit word for Clay Sculpture, an exhibition of contemporary terracotta, took place at Museum of Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar. The exhibition provided a terracotta works by students and mentor of Sculpture Studio, CVM Collet of Fine Arts, Vallabh Vidhyanagar.

Terracotta objects have often been classed into two distinct categories – functional ware produced for everyday acts, such as eating, drinking, and storage, and sculptural terracotta, which are decorative objects designed to adorn and shape space.

In this exhibition, terracotta sculptures are expressive not only in their form but also in their surface. For students like, Jayraj Suthar (4th semester) and Anshul Gwande (8th semester), the surfaces of terracotta material are a three-dimensional canvas for experiments in designs, patterns or textures. The most successful works are those in which form and surface complement each other, either by privileging one over the other or in harmony. Here, both students have not only draw inspiration from nature, they also literally transform nature by manipulating clay from the earth into something new. students have used different style to interpret the nature; works in this exhibition depict different form of swans and cocoons, some precisely rendered, others stylized, and still others highly abstracted. The resulting artworks resemble naturally growing forms, serve to depicting natural imagery, or explore the natural, organic properties of the clays.
Other side, Asheesh Shanbhogue (2nd semester) and Krishna Padiya (Mentor) have worked on the extraordinary masks. Setting them apart from each other is their distinctiveness, attributed to the way they are crafted, each offering an expression of different rasas and emotions. Each mask also has its own persona, from simple to intricated textures and decoration. These masks also bear an elaborative detailing and an obvious inclination.

According to Krishna Padiya, “With time, masks became a very meaningful source of transmitting knowledge by oral means. Masks play a significant role as they can portray the right and wrong in the society with utmost clarity.”

Harshadray Padiya
Art Critic, March 2019.