"artExperiments" is a Pune based venture which aims to provide
innovative services, addressing the unique needs of the Art Community.
This venture involves various real-life events & exhibitions leveraged
by Internet Technology.
The Idea was conceived as a "Portal for Artists", in May 2000
by Raju Sutar & Sachin Phatak. Raju is an established Professional
Artist, Sachin a Poet and also was an Entrepreneur then handling Internet
Operations at PODC! - A partnership firm providing Internet Solutions.
The idea was latently taking shape during the period when both, Raju and
Sachin concentrated on their own creative talents.
It was on 18th June 2005, Sachin left us forever in an accident, Vinesh
Athma (Sachin's Partner in internet operations firm PODC!) and Raju decided
to restructure and bring artExperiments in focus again.
Vaishali Oak's involvement in artExperiments is of a dedicated artist,
from the very beginning.
This work
you see along side is the result of a long journey of many curves.
Raju started out on an exploration of curves as the route to reach
the penultimate expression of Self.
After many fabulous canvasses, Rajus vision has taken final
shape here, as he proudly proclaims -I am That.
Vaishali was granted a government of India fellowship
to explore the contemporary visual ethics & ethos of the traditional
cultural Indian medium of Godhadi or Quilt. Her vision
has traversed the figurative and abstract, to
encompass the wear & tear of time, inherent in the Indian tribal
Quilt. Her
work speaks from the heart about that which is true, sad & beautiful
in Indian life.