The boundless energies and imaginations involved in art-making are truly unfathomable. The roots of communication likely emerged from the forms found in our surroundings thousands of years ago. Imagination thrives where communication seeks to transcend the obvious.
Throughout human history—from Mesopotamia to Egypt, Greece, Rome, and the Orient—every civilization has displayed remarkable creativity. The results are often surprising and compelling, lending themselves to interpretations that might seem mythical from our contemporary perspective.
The Indian subcontinent, too, is rich with such extraordinary motifs. Often associated with the religion after the medieval period, these elements have much older connections to the region's cultural history, both in literature and art.
This exhibition is a part of The Infinite Forest: An Exploration of Material Possibilities.