*Gallery Gitanjali and Alaknanda Nag are delighted to announce the third session of Fontainhas Exchange, entitled RESIST REVEAL RENEW on 7th April, 2017 at 6pm .*
When silence is no longer an option... join the conversation at Gallery Gitanjali with Orijit Sen and Aniruddha Sengupta on why art needs to be more political and public than ever before. Orijit will be taking us through his journey on creating satirical works that focus on dissent. *Orijit's Imposter series and few other works will be on display during the Fontainhas Exchange session.* In* Imposters*, artist and graphic designer Orijit Sen sets out to pay homage to the language of the poster, the screen printed poster in particular. The poster has been employed for various purposes throughout history – as a means of mass communication, propaganda and public art. Sen explores the medium that has begun disappearing from public life and has largely been replaced by large-scale, commercial digital printing. While the internet and social media now occupy the primary position as the space of public discourse, the traditional poster continues to survive within certain specific contexts such as political rallies, social movements, or on college campuses. In Imposters, Sen creates limited edition screen prints on hand made paper. But unlike conventional posters that act as announcements for future events, Sen’s work will be ‘Imposters’, retrospectively created, using full advantage of hindsight to investigate and play upon some of the influential art, literature, cinema, events, people and ideas. The images and texts on these posters constitute a personal commentary on the many cultural and political histories that we simultaneously strive to live with and live by. In unpacking the iconic imagery of traditional poster art, these graphic renditions move between homage and spoof, between the real and the imaginary, between fiction and fact,” says Sen. “I am particularly fascinated by the ways that posters balance the need to grab attention with arresting graphics and type, and then draw the viewer into a more nuanced or layered exposition of the subject at hand. Imposters pays homage to this language of posters,” says Sen Resist. Reveal. Renew April 7 ,6pm *Orijit Sen (born 1963) is a graphic artist, cartoonist and designer based in New Delhi, India. He studied graphic design at the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad. He is one of the founders of People Tree - a collaborative studio and store for artists, designers and crafts people that has grown, since its inception in 1990, into a widely regarded social entrepreneurship company associated with the promotion of artisanal innovation, creative community building and social advocacy.* *Fontainhas Exchange is a platform developed by Gallery Gitanjali to foster a dialogue between people from across the creative field spanning the Visual , Performing , Literary and AudioVisual Arts as well as in matters of Sustainable Architecture and Ecological concerns .* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUqVw8YfAKM http://kyoorius.com/2014/01/story-boxes-orijit-sen/ http://kindlemag.in/river-stories/ http://www.catchnews.com/culture-news/first-hand-india-s-first-non-fiction-graphic-novel-is-a-reality-check-for-us-all-1465409217.html http://dailykashmirimages.com/Details/105463/the-new-online-avatar-of-todays-comics http://indianculturalforum.in/2015/11/03/special-feature-thought-free-is-carefree/ http://guftugu.in/2016/05/india-in-palestine/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QWf7AMEkQw http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cartoons-of-dissent/article8002992.ece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZb3ioEfvSg http://cbldf.org/2016/04/indian-cartoonist-orijit-sen-on-being-a-voice-of-dissent/ http://www.tehelka.com/2016/04/an-artwork-is-not-a-gun-which-can-kill-somebody/ Aniruddha_Sen_Gupta.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzFl8bl3ZW_aMVhlMVRSLXNXems/view?usp=drive_web> graphic politrix-1.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzFl8bl3ZW_aa3ZvREhOMDdQdlU/view?usp=drive_web> graphic politrix-15.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzFl8bl3ZW_acHgzLVRfZV84SFE/view?usp=drive_web> graphic politrix-16.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzFl8bl3ZW_aVlhYSEtaeDJwQlE/view?usp=drive_web> graphic politrix-17.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzFl8bl3ZW_aTFFWeXJHSDBOcWc/view?usp=drive_web> graphic politrix-18.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzFl8bl3ZW_aQ054NVJGRW9WLUE/view?usp=drive_web> graphic politrix-34.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzFl8bl3ZW_ab1lROWEtLS1Tb00/view?usp=drive_web> graphic politrix-55.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzFl8bl3ZW_aaDl4THJpZ1hWb0E/view?usp=drive_web> Orijit.png <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzFl8bl3ZW_aRXVQX29jNEozWVk/view?usp=drive_web> Thanks & Regards Gallery Gitanjali E-212,31st January Road, Fontainhas,Panjim, Goa-403001 India www.gallerygitanjali.com
