Everything is for sale
Classified under pop surrealism, the series is marked by the use of acrylics on canvas and is inspired by the traditional Thangka paintings used by Tibetan monks during meditation and prayers. The farcical deity-like characters holding weapons of mass consumption add on to the ridiculousness of how brands create gods out of products. The exhibits lampoon an entire culture in which the consumer commodifies everything he consumes -- art, emotions, spirituality and commodities -- to get satisfaction. The collection is witty and eye-catching. So how does the audience respond to a genre such as pop surrealism making its way onto the Indian art
scenario? "Things have been changing. We are living in exciting times where audiences understand the plurality of different genres of art rather than creating a mental hierarchy for them. The best thing about experimentation is that it broadens our viewers' horizons."

What else?
Besides the art works, Bhatt is also be exhibiting an interactive video, which is on the same lines as the paintings. She is now in the process of extending this series to different forms of aesthetic practice such as a graphic novel, art objects, interactive media, etc. Take your wife along, it might deepen your pocket from next month.

On till: April 4
At: Seven Art Limited Gallery,
M 44/2 (Souterrain) GK II, Below Ruby Tuesday's
Timings: 11 am to 7 pm (Monday to Saturday)