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A Tryst with Nature
June 21 @ 11:00 am - July 2 @ 6:30 pm
“ One touch of Nature makes the whole world kin” – William Shakespeare
Bharati Sagar, over the years in her immense experience of voluminous proportion, has made multiple references about her concern towards the environment with that of the endangered flora and fauna, in her unique vocabulary of art.
Sagar is known for her penchant for creating ‘lofty’ figures of imaginary characters in erstwhile series of works. The subjects in the current series, are more earthy and appear to compel the viewer to create a story and to enter a world of fantasy in a tryst with Nature’s beings. Characters that fill a lacuna of connection with the elements inspired by emotions of joy, peace and that of being a kindred spirit with the beauty of what earth has to offer. Figurative subjects unfold as the story-tellers in her body of works.
Apart from oil paints on Masonite Board, Bharati Sagar has been experimenting and creating mediums with a spectrum to include iron dust with citric acid as a catalyst on the surface along with the use of aluminium sheet for embossing while adding bitumen to enhance colour. In her recent collection of works, Bharati has used dry pastels, charcoal, acrylic and oil pigments on paper and canvas.
The artist endeavours to express her love and her connect with the natural world. Each composition by the artist, is a skillful embodiment of references, that aspires to express in the creative realm, as an art cognoscente.
Bharati Sagar
Born in 1949 and while still at school, she studied art with The British Institute, Mumbai. Later, joined Fine Arts at The Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Fine Arts and Architecture Hyderabad. She studied Ceramics from Lalit Kala Parishad Kolkata in 1999. Bharati has held several Solo and Group shows in India (Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Goa) and abroad, (New York, Chicago, Muscat, Italy and Miami) to name a few.
She is recipient of several awards namely Lalit Kala Academy 1987,The Lalit Kala Parishad State Award 1988, In 1989 she won the Chitrakala Parishad State Award. In 2024 The Lifetime Achievement Award was conferred upon her.
Bharati has participated in workshops with British and German artists namely Amal Ghosh, Professor from London, for Vitrium Tiles, Patricks Reynatiens from British Council London, for Stained Glass, Ivan Koshmider from Germany for Collage works after which she exhibited with the artist at Birla Academy Kolkata. In 2014 she participated in a workshop by Hebbar Foundation on invitation by eminent artist Rekha Rao apart from camps and workshops with Indian artists.
She has Conducted art classes for aspiring young artists for 1989 to 2021.
Bharati has prepared students for entrance exams for Prominient Art Colleges in India and abroad. Success stories of her students include seats at Royal Academy of Art London, IIT Bombay Design, National School Of Design Ahmedabad and School of Visual Arts- New York.
Bharati Sagar has designed several illustrations for books and also for the covers.
2015 onwards, after a short course under Dr Anupama Bajaj Psychologist and Art Therapy Specialist, she has successfully used art as therapy for students with mental disorders, as a support system along with their regular medication.
Bharati lives and works in Bangalore-India.
Duration of show – 21st June to 2nd July, 2025
Timing – 11 am to 6.30 pm ( Tuesday to Sunday )