Fire in the Soul, P R Daroz

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Daroz’s recent works in this collection encourages the audience to
consider the following questions:
Can you give up some of your separateness from nature?
Can you have less distinct edges as a way of life and embrace your
inherent porousness as an earthly organism?

detail:
ENDURED ENTITY

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PR DAROZ

Artist in his Thangarh Gujarat Studio

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A graduate of College of Fine Arts and Architecture, Hyderabad and Faculty
of Fine Arts, MS University Baroda, Daroz has worked as an artist for over 50
years. He has been awarded the National Academy Award, amongst many
others, for Ceramics by the Lalit Kala Academy, Delhi and was an elected
Member of the prestigious International Academy of Ceramics, Geneva.

While having held over 16 solo exhibitions in India, Daroz has represented
the country in numerous group exhibitions like the 4th World Ceramic
Biennale-Incheon( Korea), 2nd Beijing Art Triennial-China, 3rd World Ceramic
Triennial-Zagreb (Croatia), Potters Exhibition-Singapore and the OBIDOS
International Biennale-Portugal. He has participated in many international
artists’ workshops and camps in diverse countries like Mexico, Thailand,
Spain, Singapore, Brunei, Istanbul, Egypt, Malaysia, Yugoslavia, besides all
over India.

Daroz’s commissions for architectural ceramics are much sought after in
both, the private residences and public spaces across India. Among the
long list of his large scale ceramic Murals is the iconic portrait of Kriloskar at
the SLK office in Bengaluru, and the Lohia Bhavan façade mural at Nelson
Mandela Marg, New Delhi, installed in 2018 and 2016 respectively. While his
mural ‘ ‘Gandhi in Champaran’ is installed in Gyan Bhawan Patna. Some of
his ceramic art may be admired at Hotel Le Meridian Gurugram and Hotel
Clarence Gurugram; Hotel Grand Mercure Surya Palace Vadodara. Hotel
Spice Island Chennai; Raheja Resort, Shalimar Hotel, Grand Hyatt and at
Copper Chimney restaurant in Mumbai; the Chopsticks Restaurant in Delhi;
Ashoka Restaurant in Nagpur; Coco Palm Restaurant at Gurugram and the
Jewel of India Restaurant at Manhattan, New York among others.

His works are in corporate collections such as Emami Ltd. Kolkata; Wadhwa
Developers and Reliance Industries Mumbai; IFFCO Sadan and Hyatt Regency
Hotel, Delhi; American Study Centre in Gurugram; Bayer’s Office, Transpek
Industries, Sardar Patel Planetarium and Amigo Securities in Vadodara.

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WORK IN PROGRESS...

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“The Double Vessel Way”

Film dedicated to Dipalee and Daroz,
as extraordinary artists, exemplary teachers
and to their work and life together.
Co-produced by
Gallerie Nvya and The Dara Shikoh Centre.
Conceived by Jyoti Singh
Director of Photography by Janmejaya Daroz
Editing by Rupjyoti Chowdhury
Subtitles by Viveka Chauhan
Music by Rahul Misra, Bauls
2022

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fire in the soul

The Art of P R Daroz

Published by Pundole Art Gallery 2022

Released/presented by Gallerie Nvya at the India Art Fair 2022
at their Booth B 20 on the occasion of PR Daroz’s solo exhibition
‘Fire In The Soul’ of his recent works.

This art book by Kristine Michael and Dipalee Daroz, designed by Itu
Chaudhuri, celebrates the foremost Indian ceramic artist P R Daroz’s
significant contribution to the development of modernity in contemporary
Indian ceramic art. Through five sections, the book journeys through the
artist’s life in Hyderabad, Vadodara, Delhi and Bhopal as distinct career and
creative phases of working on large architectural installations and delicate
translucent porcelain besides his iconic monumental ceramic vessels.

Book Launch

Saturday, 30 April 2022

2:00 pm : 2:15 pm

The Bookshop & Café

India Art Fair

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KRISTINE MICHAEL

Curator

Kristine Michael is a ceramic artist and designer
from National Institute of Design Ahmedabad. She
is an arts educator, independent researcher, writer
and curator, currently completing her PhD in art
history from School of Arts and Aesthetics JNU.
She runs her ceramic arts studio in Delhi and is
also Curriculum Leader of Visual & Dramatic Arts,
The British School. Her previous curatorial project
for GallerieNvya was ‘Tradition: Transition’2016
on Indo Korean ceramic art. Her ceramics are in
international and Indian private collections such
as Cartwright Hall, Bradford, UK, The Clay Studio,
Philadelphia, USA -British Council, UK, National
Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, World Ceramic
Forum, Icheon Korea and Essl Museum, Austria.

Her recent curatorial projects include ‘The Art of
Kripal Singh Shekhawat’ DAG Gallery Jaipur 2018;
‘Kindling Change’ Serendipity Arts Festival, Panjim
Goa 2019; ‘Creation Re-Creation’ Serendipity
Virtual 2020; and INKO Centre ‘The Human Spirit’, collaboration with Mu Rim Park of Korea, 2022.

Her writings have been published in ‘Treasures of the Albert Hall Museum, Jaipur’ Mapin 2009; ‘Devi
Prasad The Making of An Indian Artist Craftsman’ Routledge 2011; ‘Jaipur Blue Pottery A Tribute’ Neerja
International 2014; ‘Indian Ceramics: History & Practice’ Marg 2017; ‘A Mediated Magic’ Marg 2019;
‘Mutable: Ceramic and Clay Art in India since 1947’ Piramal Gallery 2020. She has co-authored the
PR Daroz book ‘Fire In The Soul-The Art of P R Daroz’ Pundole Gallery 2022 with Dipalee Daroz,
to be released at India Art Fair 2022.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

SPECIAL THANKS TO

Tripat Kalra and Meher Kalra
Kristine Michael
Dipalee Daroz
Manish Mehta

the Gallerie Nvyā team
Vijay Verma - KARV Design
and all the staff of Thangarh studio
for supporting this exhibition

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Gallerie Nvyā is one of the largest and most dynamic art galleries in India.
It has two main areas of focus: showcasing substantial works of masters
and senior artists, along with recognition and encouragement of young
new talent. Nvya is a distinguished and well-defined centre for Indian art in
the realm of modern and contemporary art: painting, drawing, sculpture,
print making, photography, ceramics, installations and multimedia art.

The gallery started its journey from a large space at Friends Colony, the
continuous growth of the gallery resulted in the opening of an additional
space in Saket and their recent art space located in New Delhi is Gallerie
Nvya at Triveni Kala Sangam, a niche premier venue, to exhibit works of
masters and senior artists. Gallerie Nvya has recently collaborated with
Adani International Airport, GA Terminal at Ahmedabad to present curated
art exhibitions at their new well appointed GA Lounge. The Gallery spaces
at Delhi include the GA Terminal, IGI Airport, Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi
and DLF Magnolias, Two Horizon Center, Cyber City in Gurugram.

Aware of the basic principle that art can be neither confined nor defined, we
recognise the validity of different ways and means of creative expression;
we respect the range of styles, vocabularies and techniques that the artists
can summon to their service in the creation of work. As our exhibits and
collections indicate, this difference that defies all attempts at homogeneity
is the soul of both the artist as well as of the art he/she creates. In providing
a space that upholds the dignity and validity of this diversity, the gallery
once again fulfils what it believes to be an integral part of its social and
creative responsibility.

A true aesthetic object must be presented and viewed in a space that
represents and enhances its voice. This essentially is the kind of space that
Gallerie Nvya prides itself of being. To sharpen focus areas we have also
attempted to delineate physical spaces and now have areas dedicated to
sculptural practice, senior masters and current running shows respectively.
While all of these can essentially occupy the same space, our recognition
of the nuanced differences and the fine tuned specificities of different
kinds of artistic expression inspired us to create actual physical locations
that vary in their scope so that the principle of non-homogenized art is
never compromised.

Gallerie Nvyā has hosted huge exhibitions and retrospectives of senior
artists accompanied by Book releases. The gallery has been associated with
eminent writers and curators such as Dr Alka Pande, Prof Rajeev Lochan,
Prof B N Goswami, Prof Ashis Nandy, Prof Seema Bawa, Ms Sushma Bahl,
Mr Ranjit Hoskote, Ms Ina Puri, Ms Uma Nair and many more.

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without the prior written permission of the publishers Gallerie Nvyā

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