Colossal art
5 years, 1 month ago

Colossal art

Deccan Chronicle  

An artist’s vision can take any shape or form, but being able to create such work requires space. Tending to this need is Method Art Space’s art residency showcase Spatial, which is displaying life-size artwork from seven Indian artists. In a first, Method Art Space sent out an open invitation to artists all across the country to work on large format artwork. For Sahil Arora, curator and founder of Method Art Space, the idea was to overcome the space constraints that come with city life and encourage artists to think big. “When we started Method, one of the things we thought was, in addition to giving the artist the space to exhibit their work, to also reach out to the artists who otherwise have to struggle for space,” he concludes.

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