: DAG spotlights New York-based artist Natvar Bhavsar in a solo presentation at Art Dubai 2023 #IndiaNEWS #National <br>Among the most institutionally acquired artists with a six- decade career

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DAG spotlights New York-based artist Natvar Bhavsar in a solo presentation at Art Dubai 2023 #IndiaNEWS #National
<br>Among the most institutionally acquired artists with a six- decade career in New York and collected by institutions globally including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Guggenheim, National Gallery of Australia as well as corporates such as Goldman Sachs, American Express, Chase Manhattan, Union Bank of Switzerland, among others, Bhavsars extraordinary talent combines his arduous technique with textured, intensely coloured paintings using dry pigments to create truly unique works of art.
In the 1960s, when Indian abstractionists were discovering this new genre, Natvar Bhavsar found himself amidst the colour-field artists in America, then at the height of their success.
Among the likes of Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Clyfford Still, Piero Dorazio and others, Bhavsar soon created a distinctive identity for himself, bagging major exhibitions at leading galleries and museums for his large-format works and, established his practice in New York where he continues to live six decades after first arriving in the city.
The founding-farther of hand-sifting pure powder pigment onto canvas, Natvars meticulous attention to detail in working with colour pigments is being defined as an exquisite talent that to date is unmatched around the world.
What sets Bhavsar apart from his peers is a unique technique and way of using colours that lends depth to his abstract compositions. Using organic pigments and alkaloids, Bhavsar sieves dry colours through a variety of sieves and tools to build up layers of a dominant field colour surrounded by whispers of colour pigments that result in a constellation of tones and textures. These parallel universes exhort an exploration that connects his life in America with his memories of growing up in India, its culture and festivities, deep philosophies and celebration of nature.
Natvar Bhavsar is a major artist globally and we at DAG are delighted to ensure that his legacy is shared worldwide through exhibitions such as Cosmic Whispers at our booth at Art Dubai. We have played a complementary role since 2016 when we first included his works in our exhibitions, and our relationship has since grown from strength to strength. It is a privilege to work with an artist of his calibre and talent, and to see the great admiration he enjoys for his practice, said Ashish Anand, CEO and MD at DAG.
Of his use of colours, Natvar Bhavsar has said, Colours engage you fully, lead to freedom and create a sublime world that is deeply fulfilling. In keeping with his roots, Bhavsar titles his paintings with words from diverse Indian languages as an ode to the land of his birth.
Beyond that, his art is truly global.

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