Indigo Blue Art is pleased to present "PARADIGMS & PERSPECTIVES", a group show featuring five fresh emerging talents from India.

Showcasing a diverse collection of works, the exhibition explores a myriad of expressions and issues ranging from societal changes and expectations to urbanization, religion, culture and violence.

Aimed at capturing a rapidly changing social and physical landscape of India and the effects on its inhabitants, PARADIGMS & PERSPECTIVES serves as an effective platform for story-telling by a fresh new generation of artists.

Artist include Jimmy Chishi, Nabanita Guha, Jundan Mondal, Gopal Samantray and Parag Sonarghare.

Born in Nagaland, Jimmy Chishi (b.1977) is greatl influenced by the culture of North-East India. He incorporates traditional folklore, storytelling and theology of North-East India with a contemporary twist.

Nabanite Guha (b.1982) employs dark humor to critique the insular and hypocritical values of the middle class society. Her paintings evoke the sensibilities of a pre-modern era and its corresponding value systems through references to old Indian prints and calendar art.

Kundan Mondal (b.1980) tends to arrange his work in a frenzied style, often forming a tapestry of images that takes references from art history, folk art, mythology, and folk tales. Using the metaphor of the cosmic mythical churning of lord Vishnu, Kundan tries to capture the contradictions and complexities that result in the metaphysical "churning" through his paintings.

In his paintings, Gopal Samatray (b.1976) philosophizes on the destructive relationship between humans and nature. His animal subjects are portrayed as being detached and alienated from their natural habitats. The perils of global warming and deforestation are revealed, as wild animals make sudden and incongruous appearances in urban spaces, as if they were the reminders of an impending catastrophe.

Parag Sonarghare (b.1987) feels that we can never exist in a social vacuity. He is aware of the different identities and characters that people often adopt in daily life. He questions the rolled of identity in an age of technological advancement, where relations between people have become impersonal and distant.