“OBLIVION PAGES” - Solo Show of Paintings by Artist Paul Dmello
From 25th November to 1st December 2024 at Jehangir Art Gallery, Hirji Gallery, M.G. Road, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai
Artist Paul Dmello
Recent work of a well-known artist Paul Dmello will be displayed in a solo art exhibition at Hirji Jehangir Art Gallery, M.G. Road, Kala Ghoda, Mumbai 400001 from 25th Nov. to 1st Dec. 2024. It will be open there for free public viewing daily between 11 am. to 7 pm. This series in Acrylic colours on canvas and water colours on paper will reveal the subtle nuances of the memories of the simplicity of life and peculiarities of beauty of nature and their wonders in the picturesque environment of Vasai and its surroundings.
This show will be inaugurated on 25th November 2024 at 5 pm in Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai by the Chief Guests – Sameer Sata – Project Director – Reliance Industries Ltd., Mumbai, Fr. Joe Almeida – Principal, St. Joseph High School & Jr. College, Virar, Vijayraj Bodhankar – Eminent Artist, Journalist & Mentor and Dattatraya Thombre – Principal, Vasai Vikasini Art College, Vasai in presence of art lovers, collectors, promoters etc.
Paul D’mello had his art education upto B.F.A. (Applied Art) from Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art, Mumbai. Prior to this, he completed a diploma in A.T.C. (Photography) from the same institute. He displayed his work in many solo and group art shows in reputed art galleries in Mumbai like Nehru Centre Art Gallery, Gallerie Leela, Jehangir Art Gallery, Art Plaza, Art Entrance Gallery, Army & Navy Building, Kalaspandan Art fair in Nehru Centre, Worli, Sahayog Centre, Vasai, etc. He also took part in International Water Colour Society, Biennale 2022 show, New Delhi, National Painting Competition Contest & Workshop at Mount Abu, Watercolour workshop at Bundi, Rajasthan, 1st Olympi art 2019 organised by Watercolour Society of India, New Delhi. He was awarded 1st prize for poster designing on International Women’s Day at Reliance Foundation Hospital in 20-15. His works have been applauded by art fraternity and are in collection of reputed art collectors in Mumbai, Delhi, Calcutta, London (U.K.) U.S.A. etc. He has a profesioesional experience as an artist / projectionist at Shramik Vidyapeeth, Dharavi. He is at present working at Reliance Industry Ltd. as “visualiser / animator.
His present series is a visual narrative of societal life capturing the essence of everyday existence in rural areas around Vasai from attire to festivities to agricultural practices to the architecture of yesterday. He has been raised since yesteryears amidst the verdant landscapes of Vasai. Blessed with abundant natural beauty, Vasai has instilled in him a deep rooted admiration for nature since young age. He grew up in a family of farmers there and has happy good old memories of simplicity of life there. He was mesmerised by the traditional peculiarities in rural life such as flowers, lanterns, grinding wheels, rhythmic sound of rahata – old farming implement charm of ancestral homes with their simple yet intricate carvings with mangalore tiles on the top etc. Through his series, he has endeavoured to immortalize this heritage ensuring that it remains accessible to future generation. This series serves as a visual narrative of the simplicity of life in that picturesque area as a legacy of Vasai.