Kernels of Hope (art catalogue of Mayur & Tushar Vayeda)

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OJAS is a Sanskrit word which may be best described as a potent embodiment of creative energy. Ojas Art has an innovative approach to Indian art and presents new ideas in the contemporary art space with a pronounced mission of presenting projects that are well researched and socially inclined.

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Over the last decade, Ojas Art has been working in the Indian indigenous arts and aims to bridge the gap between the mainstream contemporary and indigenous arts.

Ojas Art is headed by Anubhav Nath.

Kernels of Hope was the title of a section at Sarmaya Art Foundation’s exhibition, Echoes of the Land held jointly with Ojas Art in 2022.

MAYUR & TUSHAR VAYEDA

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I have been watching the work of the Vayeda Brothers with interest as they blur the boundaries between indigenous and contemporary art as they bring forth a new direction in tradition - based contemporary art in India.

Rooted in tradition, they are able to inject their projects and practice with a dynamism that is exciting to witness. We were excited to acquire a recent work by Mayur and Tushar Vayeda for the Art Institute of Chicago’s permanent collection.

I watch their emergence on the contemporary art scene of India with tremendous interest.

Dr Madhuvanti Ghose The Art Institute of Chicago 2nd February 2023

Native, 2019.

In the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago Not for sale

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Aasra - Travel of wishes & Thoughts, 2022 Water based color on cloth using traditional methods 26 x 30 inch

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Aasra, 2022 Water based color on cloth using traditional methods 42 x 42 inch

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Night Light Life, 2023 Water based color on cloth using traditional methods 43 x 43 inch (detail on the left)

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Forest of Hope, 2022 Water based color on cloth using traditional methods 43 x 63 inch

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Calling spirits, 2021 Water based color on cloth using traditional methods 17 x 26 inch

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Pragati (process), 2021 Water based color on cloth using traditional methods 21 x 33 inch

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Allegiances, 2022 Water based color on cloth using traditional methods 32 x 27 inch

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Chauk - The Origin of Warli Art Form, 2022 Water based color on cloth using traditional methods 55 x 63 inch

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Eyes of Forests, 2023 Water based color on cloth using traditional methods 43 x 61 inch

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Raab - Season I, 2023 Water based color on cloth using traditional methods 37 x 61 inch

Paush- Season II, 2023 Water based color on cloth using traditi 37 x 61 inch

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Khala- Season III, 2023 Water based color on cloth using traditional methods 37 x 61 inch

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Rawal, 2023 Water based color on cloth using traditional methods 49 x 73 inch

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Native - Emergence of Spirits, 2023 Water based color on cloth using traditional methods 52 x 97 inch

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Detail: Native - Emergence of Spirits, 2023

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Creation, 2020 Water based color on cloth using traditional methods 18 x 51 inch

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Fertile Soil, 2022 Water based color on cloth using traditional methods 18 x 60 inch

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The Vayedas were a part of the St+Art India Foundation residency program. They worked on a visual language incorporating experimental and new mediums like stencils and blocks in their work.

Interestingly, Warli like most Indian indigenous is essentially wall based.

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Valley of Elements, A mural measuring 95ft x 35ft by St+Art India Foundation, Curated by Hanif Kureshi, Lodi Road, New Delhi, India, May-June, 2022

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MAYUR & TUSHAR VAYEDA (b. 1992 & 1987) Brothers by blood, Mayur and Tushar work together as a collective. They have been a part of many projects internationally and graduated from the University of Mumbai.

In 2017, they had a residency with the Mithila Museum, Japan followed by a project at the Aomori Museum of Art, Japan. In Europe, they were a part of an exhibition at Manoir de la Ville de Martingy, Switzerland and Espace d’art, Normandie, Galerie Herve Perdriolle, Paris and Modesti Perdriolle Gallery, Brussels.

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In 2019, they participated at the Setouchi Triennale.

In 2022, they were part of The Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) at the Queensland Art Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), Australia. Their artworks feature in important collections in India and overseas. Recently, their artworks were acquired by the Art Institute of Chicago and QAGOMA. Vayeda Brothers received the Ojas Art Award 2019 for excellence in Warli Art. They have a number of public art projects to their credit in Hong Kong, Kagawa Island, Japan, Lodhi Art District, New Delhi and Sassoon Dock, Mumbai. They have authored two books with Tara Books.

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Cave Mural as a narrating the story where we came from.

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