Exhibition
"Formless Forms": Solo Exhibition of Paintings - Gallery 7
Press Release
Pike Performing Arts Center 4 June 2010
www.pikepac.org ppac@pike.k12.in.us
6701 Zionsville Road
Indianapolis, IN 46268
317. 216.5450
Media Contact: Jared Duymovic
Office Phone: 317.216.5456
Fax: 317.216.5460
For Immediate Release
PRESENTS
“Formless Forms”
A solo exhibition of paintings by Chitra Ramanathan
GALLERY SEVEN at the PIKE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, 6701 Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, presents a collection of artwork by Chitra Ramanathan. “Formless Forms” exhibit runs June 4 through July 13. A great time to view these works is Friday, June 11th, at 6:30pm just before the performance of Reincarnation by Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre. Ramanathan’s predominately large-scale body of mixed-media paintings are characterized by intense colors and multiple layers of textures that interact with light to "challenge the boundaries of their two-dimensional surfaces."Inspired by short-lived garden blooms and cyclical seasons both of which the artist compares with the continually evolving, ephemeral, fleeting happinessof their "formless form.” Ramanathan coined this phrase to describe her concept. Hints of circles signify the human life-cycle, trying times followed by happy phases and of life and rebirth influenced by her roots in India. Her paintings on varied surfaces have been described as "tactile works that resonate with a quiet harmony" by Manhattan Arts International magazine. Ramanathan recently returned from a residency in Marnay sur Seine France, refreshing a pre-existing experiences at France that was inspirational to herportrayal of the seasonal cycles of gardens. Visit her blog here.
Gallery Seven is open free of charge Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m.until 4:00 p.m. and on weekends 90 minutes before any performance time. If interested, persons are asked to call for an appointment at 317-216-5450. More information about this artist is available at http://www.chitraramanathan.com/.
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