Walkthrough with Anju Dodiya

Anju Dodiya's work comes loaded with poetic symbolism, cross-pollinated by references from a broad array of cultures, media and historical periods, from classical Medieval and Renaissance paintings and tapestries to Japanese Ukio-e prints, to the films of Ingmar Bergman. Her meticulous watercolors, charcoal drawings and acrylic paintings depict dream-like, mysterious scenes, in which Dodiya's is often the main protagonist, finding her way through dramatic, archetypal narratives that are sometimes whimsical, sometimes terrifying and violent. Dodiya's art uses masquerade and theatre as central motifs toward building her layered fictions: Elaborate costumes, masks, magicians, actors, and harlequins appear throughout her oeuvre

Gieve Patel is an Indian poet, playwright, painter, as well as a physician. He belongs to a group of writers who have subscribed themselves to the Green Movement which is involved in an effort to protect the environment. His poems speak of deep concerns for nature and expose human's cruelty to it. His notable poems include, How Do You Withstand (1966), Body (1976), Mirrored Mirroring (1991) and On killing tree. He has also written three plays, titled Princes (1971), Savaksa (1982) and Mr. Behram (1987). Patel retired from his medical practice in 2005. He resides in Mumbai and is fully engaged in the art field. Patel is considered to be one of the important painters who portrayed the social reality parallel to the prominent painters of the Baroda School. Through his paintings, Patel explores contemporary life, with a focus on its complexity and beauty.