NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of Ketan Kelkar in The Figure and Unknown Places. The exhibition opens July 7, 2018 and runs through July 27,  2018 with an opening reception on Thursday, July 12 from 6-8 pm. Any art lover who enjoys thought-provoking artworks and meeting talented and interesting artists is encouraged to attend.

About the Artist

Indian artist Ketan Kelkar’s probing artworks evoke the peace and tranquility accompanied by spiritual growth and discovery. Working in predominantly oil on canvas, the artist’s compositions are uncomplicated; nonetheless, his works are reminiscent of the Surrealist movement and, at times, venture into abstraction. In works such as Mistaken Identity (2017), a charcoal background envelops an image of a lustrous gold rope with each opposite end frayed and discolored. The rope is almost serpentine in nature as its smooth curves writhe across the diagonal registers of the composition. Perhaps Kelkar’s rope has mistaken its own identity for a serpent? Nevertheless, works such as these are at once symbolic, playful, and incisive.

Kelkar gleans the majority of his inspiration from perpetual studies of the Bhagavad Gita. He began painting in order to more poignantly illustrate the concepts of the Gita to his students, from which his career blossomed. The artist explains: “My art comes from my spiritual growth. Visually, it is simple and straightforward…but the message is of the highest order. I hope that the concepts I paint may instill a feeling of tranquility, like the one Goal of Life.” The artist currently resides in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.

Exhibition Dates: July 7 - July 27, 2018

Reception: Thursday July 12, 2018 6-8 PM

Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11:00am – 6:00pm

Gallery Location: 530 West 25th Street, New York, NY

Event URL: https://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Ketan_Kelkar.aspx

Featured Artists:

Monica Adams | Francis Annan Affotey | Yu He | Angela Blattner | Ilaria Castagnacci | Boguslawa Czarnecka | Fiorenza D'Orazi | Jutta Ebeling-Dehnhard | Ashraf Elsharif | Marco Henrie | Ketan Kelkar | Gunter Langer | Pino Lavecchia | Taikyu Lim | Susan Marx | Andreas Meer | Mireille Pizzo | Mileidy Plata | J.H. Rebelato | Linda Rosen | Marliese Scheller | Christine Stettner | Richard Tomlin | Gonzalo Urrea Correa | Germán Valles Fernández | Hugo Ximello-Salido

About the Exhibition

The Figure and Unknown Places is an exhibition featuring twenty-six international painters and photographers exploring the connections between humans and the world we inhabit. Working between landscape painting and portraiture, the artists included reassess traditions and convey unique perspectives on timeless themes. Utilizing diverse visual languages, these artists provide fresh insight on engrained understandings of culture and nature, man and animal.

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s fine art district in New York. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.