The
fall exhibition, featuring a splendid array of original prints by Vijay Kumar,
at the The Center for Contemporary Printmaking (CCP), 299 West Ave., in
Mathews Park, Norwalk runs through Sunday, November 3, 2013. The
Gallery is open Monday through Saturday 9 am to 5 pm, and Sunday, 12 to 5 pm;
it is closed Columbus Day and Veterans Day and admission is free.
A
narrative is apparent in all of Vijay Kumar’s artworks. When Vijay was a child,
he and his family left their home, during the religious strife that troubled
India as the country gained its independence from Britain. Traveling the world
— from India to the Middle East, Europe and the United States — his artistic
focus has centered on the geometry of urban spaces. In the fall exhibition,
many pieces are untitled and are essentially architectural, linear jumbles such
as stacked houses and buildings. The eighteen prints in the series “India
Portfolio,” reflect the sorrow and loss of the refugee. In the background, a New
York Times article
from Dec 11, 1992, published the headline “Hatreds of India.” Abstracted
figures set in conflict or in positions of mourning dominate the series.
Born in Lehore (then part of India) and based in New York City,
Vijay Kumar has had numerous solo exhibitions of his drawings, prints and
paintings in the United States and abroad. Vijay is the curator for the
Indo-American Arts Council’s annual Erasing Borders Exhibition of Contemporary
Indian Art of the Diaspora. He has also curated print shows in New York
and Ohio in the United States, and in India. Mr. Kumar teaches printmaking at
several graphics centers in New York City, and at the Center for Contemporary
Printmaking, in Norwalk, Connecticut.
About the Center for Contemporary
Printmaking
The Center for Contemporary Printmaking (CCP) is a non-profit
organization dedicated to the art of the print: intaglio, lithography,
monotype, silkscreen, woodblock printing, paperworks, book arts, and
digital arts. Housed in a handsome 19th-century stone carriage
house, this 5,000- square-foot historical landmark is located at 299 West
Avenue in Mathews Park, in Norwalk Connecticut. CCP workshops, gallery,
and offices are open Monday through Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm, and Sunday, 12 – 5
pm. The Grace Ross Shanley Gallery features acclaimed exhibitions throughout
the year, and is handicapped accessible. Artists who participate in the
Artist-in-Residence Program have the opportunity to live and work in the Helen
Frankenthaler Printmaking Cottage, adjacent to the main building. Edition
printing is offered by the CCP Master Printer and Associate Printer. For more
information, please call 203-899-7999 or visit www.contemprints.org. The
Center for Contemporary Printmaking is a member of the statewide Connecticut
Art Trail, a partnership of seventeen world-class museums and historic
sites.
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