Across the globe, the realm of modern art transcends the traditional trio of paint, brushes, and canvas. Today’s artists embrace an eclectic fusion of materials, techniques, concepts, and themes, continually pushing the envelope—a movement that began to take shape in the 20th century.

This movement directed artists to place more emphasis on the process of making art rather than the final product. Artists like Jackson Pollock brought art-making to choreographic heights by dripping paint in grand yet spontaneous gestures. As one critic noted, the canvas was an arena in which to act—”what was going on in the canvas was not a picture but an event.” Contemporary art engages in a rich cultural conversation that touches on deep-seated issues like personal and cultural identity, family, community, and nationality. This phenomenon isn’t confined to the Western world; in India, numerous artists are exploring a variety of mediums to discover which mediums, materials will fuse with their vision, breaking new ground in the art scene.

This takes place with a conscious mind. With time humans have long exhibited adaptability, utilizing their senses to observe, feel, touch, and translate these experiences into their perspectives, preferences, and habits. This unconscious process shapes an individual’s development, including the formation of convenient habits that lead to categorization and separation tendencies. This phenomenon is reflected in societal divisions, such as castes, tribes, and sects, which have evolved over time into tangible borders, sometimes resulting in conflict and aggression.

Similarly, each artist channels the essence of their environment, personal journeys, and cultural legacy into their work, resonating with a global art movement that prioritizes the expression of emotion through the very fabric of their mediums. Their works do more than just beautify our environment; they stand as silent witnesses to the subtle shifts in societal norms over time, mirroring the emergence of an expansive, worldwide outlook.

“Mediums of Enclosed Departures” is an enthralling show spotlighting seven artist who have brilliantly harness vivid mediums to convey their deepest feelings which they have enclosed in their memories, simultaneously capturing the essence of time across the ages, from yesteryears to the present and into the realm of the future.