How Clyde D’Mello captures the concept of time through his art

There is a recurrence of these topics in the works of visual artist Clyde D’Mello and with good reason. At that time, it was mostly in reference to the great masters and classical art, albeit in a satirical sense,” he says, adding that a few of his early shows were largely textual or on graphic design, “drawing was not a part of it then.” During a residency program in Japan, Clyde fell in love with Japanese ink and that became his medium of choice. “A lot of works on display at Clockworks were created with this ink.” He believes his taking to Sumi ink is serendipitous considering that while at Shantiniketan they learnt a lot about Japanese aesthetic, a concept Tagore deeply favoured. As is the case with most readers in the city, the discovery of the Blossoms Book House was a game changer for Clyde whose library just “grew and grew,” with classics and works by the Stoics jostling for his attention alongside tomes on art history and Greek mythology. There’s another one about the stars in the sky which we view by looking up into the heavens.” “On the other hand, my view of Purgatorio is specific to the earth bound by ideas of time, hence the presence of the hour glass, sundial and clocks in my work.” Clockworks of Dream and Reality by Clyde D’Mello will be on display at Gallery Time and Space till June 22.