Sameer Kulavoor b. 1983
Dense City: Elevated Corridor, 2022
Acrylic paints and solid markers on Acrylic sheet + acrylic paints on Canson Heritage cold pressed paper
(HSN Code: 970110)
(HSN Code: 970110)
24.25 inches X 40.75 inches
Copyright Sameer Kulavoor, 2022
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Sometime between the two pandemic lockdowns is when Sameer Kulavoor began delving deeper into architectural elements and continued to pursue them because they grew more and more interesting to him....
Sometime between the two pandemic lockdowns is when Sameer Kulavoor began delving deeper into architectural elements and continued to pursue them because they grew more and more interesting to him. In Dense City, Kulavoor builds on his observations of Mumbai’s rapidly changing urban landscape, focusing specifically on the construction of the Sewri-Worli Elevated Corridor. The bridge, which cuts horizontally across the city, rises nearly six stories high, an imposing structure that reconfigures both sightlines and light. Travelling along the monorail that the bridge passes through, Kulavoor noted how the bridge’s massive columns press up against residential buildings, close enough to peep directly into people’s windows, casting deep shadows. Through this work, he reflects on the unsettling intersections between infrastructure, habitation, and the scale of the city.
Literature
Platform Magazine, TARQ has a charming new home, April 19, 2023https://www.platform-mag.com/art/tarq-has-a-charming-new-home.html
Mint, Art meets architecture in TARQ's new space, April 20, 2023
https://lifestyle.livemint.com/how-to-lounge/art-culture/art-meets-architecture-in-tarq-s-new-space-111681970861391.html
Vogue, 11 new art shows in India to add to your May 2023 calendar, May 6, 2023
https://www.vogue.in/content/new-art-shows-in-india-to-add-to-your-may-2023-calendar
Homegrown, Visual Artist Sameer Kulavoor's 'Edifice Complex' Intersects Urban Architecture & Identity, May 11, 2023
https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/visual-artist-sameer-kulavoors-edifice-complex-intersects-urban-architecture-identity
New Indian Express, Finding Method in Madness, June 4, 2023
https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/travel/2023/jun/04/finding-method-in-madness-2580830.html
STIR, 'Edifice Complex': Drawings of architecture that reveal socio-economic reality, May 25 2023
https://www.stirworld.com/see-features-edifice-complex-drawings-of-architecture-that-reveal-socio-economic-reality
Goodhomes Magazine, THIS EXHIBITION EXPLORES THE EVER-EVOLVING NATURE OF CITYSCAPES, June 9, 2023
https://www.goodhomes.co.in/home-and-design-trends/trending/this-exhibition-explores-the-ever-evolving-nature-of-cityscapes-8689.html
