Masterly Manoeuvring Lalu Prasad Shaw’s artistic pursuit The solo exhibition ‘Masterly Manoeuvring’, a display of multidisciplinary works by Lalu Prasad Shaw, gives a peep into the artist’s professional life. In his artistic journey, Lalu Prasad Shaw represents his ideology of... Show More

Masterly Manoeuvring Lalu Prasad Shaw’s artistic pursuit The solo exhibition ‘Masterly Manoeuvring’, a display of multidisciplinary works by Lalu Prasad Shaw, gives a peep into the artist’s professional life. In his artistic journey, Lalu Prasad Shaw represents his ideology of Nationalism through his romance with Bengali culture. Time and again, he sketches out his interpretation of beauty in the simplicity of the people of Bengal. Capturing the cultural essence of the traditional art form of West Bengal, Kalighat Pat, and reimagining it, Shaw drifts away from the conventional story-telling and narrates his deep-rooted association with Kolkata (then Calcutta). The history and creative passion in West Bengal are impregnated with culture and colours; Shaw portrays that fervour through his practice. The solo exhibit echoes an evolution of Lalu Prasad Shaw’s artistic pursuit of over six decades spent creating stories. The endeavour is to give the audience an experiential walkthrough of the artist’s path by including the works from his early days of printmaking, pen and ink drawings, Conte sketches, tempera paintings and bronze sculptures. The show also presents a documentary filmed in the artist’s studio, especially for the exhibition in Delhi presented by Gallery Splash. Shaw talks about his artistic goals, narrates anecdotes reminiscing good ole times, his attachment with the city of Kolkata, mentions the challenges he faced, shares his experiences during the journey, and compliments his long-standing affiliation with the galleryShow less