Genesis by Simran KS Lamba

Simran KS Lamba

Art Work

"From being behind the camera to wielding the brush"

Simran KS Lamba debuted with a solo exhibition at the Indian Habitat Centre, Visuals Arts Gallery (inaguarted by Maharaja of Udaipur), getting a great response, followed by an exhibition on invitation at at the Goa Kala Academy (ingurated by Goa CM) in association with the South Asian Film Foundation during the South Asian Film Festival in Goa on from September 17 – 20 2010. Lamba will be exhibiting at the Jahengir Art Gallery Mumbai in October from 20 to 24.  

He is working on a very unconventional medium which is coal tar, lead and aluminum. Each of the canvases is 3-D and completely textured. In the case of the Kali the hair is in wire and coal tar and comes out of the painting. In case of the phoenix as it rises out of the ash; glass, wood, tar, lead, aluminum and wax is used to create the whole painting along with oil paints. In the bull series an assortment of canvases has been used at various dimensions on wood to create a texture that has been held together with lead and tar.  

 



Titled: Genesis

Aptly titled ‘Genesis’; Simran KS Lamba’s art work is the beginning of a journey in arena of mixed media. Coal tar, lead, aluminum; have been used in bold abstractions in this series and are the self taught artist's foremost work mediums. Gauge, mesh, wax, bolts and nails, are the other resources which find a way into the paintings. The inspiration too stands as diverse as the technique, style and materials used by the artist. From animals to beetles to funerals to abstract, the muse is as varied as the artists’ style of amalgamation of various mediums, forms and techniques. Nothing stops at a single stage. Each stage is constantly layered and eventually metamorphoses completely as tar blends in with wax, lead, aluminum, gauge, mesh, wax, bolts and nails creating a mélange of abstraction that finally rests in Genesis: The Beginning.



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Simran KS Lamba who works on a completely new medium, which is coal tar, lead, aluminum, and oil paint. The medium is mixed. Coal tar and lead are heated and when in the molten state are used to create artwork. Each of the canvases is 3-D and completely textured. In the case of the Kali the hair is in wire and coal tar and comes out of the painting. In case of the phoenix as it rises out of the ash; glass, wood, tar, lead, aluminum and wax is used to create the whole painting along with oil paints. In the bull series an assortment of canvases has been used at various dimensions on wood to create a texture that has been held together with lead and tar. The exhibition is scheduled for the Jahengir Art Gallery Mumbai in October 20 to 24 th, he has already showcased at the Indian Habitat Center from 29 July to 1 August, Delhi followed with an exhibition at the Goa Kala Academy in September by invitation by the SAFF in association with the Goa government .

Also would like to bring to your notice that it’s a privilege for Lamba also a filmmaker to show at the IHC and Jahengir art galleries, the most prestigious galleries of India at his first showing.