



A note from curator Abhishek Poddar I have felt close to art since my childhood. It became a serious passion during my school years and later turned into quite an obsession as my steadily growing collection of art testifies. India Foundation for the Arts - IFA - has been rather inspirational for me in more ways than one. I first came into contact with IFA's superb work in funding the various arts at a presentation by some of its grantees more than a decade back. A documentary film on three women photographers was screened, which is when I first saw Dayanita Singh's work. My love for photography was born at that moment. Funding the arts is serious work, and it comes with a more serious problem - raising money for such work. I have been closely associated with the IFA family ever since that first event and seen the hard work that goes into fundraising. I thought a simpler way to generate support for IFA would be to organise an art show. Also, I thought it would be good to showcase affordable works - by promising young artists as well as more established names. I consider myself fortunate to have a personal rapport with most of the artists represented in this catalogue (many of whose works are in my collection). They were generous enough to give me access to all that was available, from which I could make my choice. I have been able to select works that I considered to be truly representative of their oeuvre, substantial in content, conveying emotional meaning and containing that elusive quality, which I can only call 'soul'. In most cases, artists have produced work especially for this show. I am very satisfied with what this catalogue contains; indeed I had to resist the temptation of keeping many of the works for myself! In fact, I had even to accede to a condition imposed by one of the artists - that I could not buy his work unless it remained unsold till the end. Many of us are patrons of the arts, but this time it is the artists themselves who have come forward to donate, in full or in part, the sale proceeds of their works - for the arts. In doing so, they have paved the way for a greater appreciation of the fact that the cause of the arts is as important as any other, deserving everyone's attention and support. For that I am very grateful to them, as also for making it easy for me and IFA to come up with the name for this show - The Big Picture: Art, Artists., India Foundation for the Arts. These are outstanding works by some of our most talented artists and very well priced too keeping in mind the economic situation. Remember that what you will pay to acquire them will be treated as a donation - giving you tax relief, but much else besides: you will add important works to your collection and, at the same time, encourage worthy artists, arts researchers and arts organisations to realise their aspirations and ambitions. Is there a better way to express one's love for the arts? Become a friend of the arts; become a friend of IFA.

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Gulammohammed Sheikh One of the iconic figures of modern Indian art, Gulammohammed Sheikh is also the senior-most artist - in both age and renown - to feature in this exhibition. He has been a long-time supporter of IFA's work in the arts and is an ex-trustee of IFA. We therefore felt it would be appropriate to open the catalogue with his Speaking Tree. TITLE: Speaking Tree MEDIUM: Digital collage, acrylic gold on inkjet on 300 GSM waterford paper SIZE: 106x109cm EDITION: 1/3 YEAR: 2008
	Abhimanue VG TITLE: One Day CL MEDIUM: Water-colour SIZE: 11x15” YEAR: 2008
Abhimanue VG TITLE: Red Carpet MEDIUM: Water-colour SIZE: 11x15” YEAR: 2008
	Abul Kalaam TITLE: Animal XI MEDIUM: Photographic colour print SIZE: 30x40” YEAR: 2008
Anand Gadapa TITLE: The Prince - Triumph and Humiliation MEDIUM: Water-colour on hand-made paper SIZE: 42x30” YEAR: 2008
	Annu Matthew TITLE: Tiffin MEDIUM: Silver gelatin print SIZE: 5x5” EDITION: 2/10 YEAR: 2003
Arun Kumar HG TITLE: Nandi MEDIUM: Aluminium SIZE: 15x33” YEAR: 2009
	Balaji Ponna TITLE: You Made It & Used It “But We Lost A Friend” MEDIUM: Mixed mediaon canvas (oil) SIZE: 48x36” YEAR: 2007
Bhagyanath C TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Oil & acrylic on canvas SIZE: 24x30” YEAR: 2009
	Debasis Barui TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Acrylic & dust colour on canvas SIZE: 42x40” YEAR: 2006
Faiza Huma TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Acrylic SIZE: 46x34” YEAR: 2008
	Fawzan Husain TITLE: Morning Crowd At Churchgate MEDIUM: Art archival paper & archival ink SIZE: 20x30” EDITION: 4/11 YEAR: 2001
Fawzan Husain TITLE: VT and BMC Gothic Structures MEDIUM: Art archival paper & archival ink SIZE: 20x30” EDITION: 3/11 YEAR: 2001
	George Martin PJ TITLE: Sediments From Broken Crucible - XV MEDIUM: Water-proof colours on acid-free papers SIZE: 60x36” YEAR: 2009
Harsha NS TITLE: Insane Act For Sanity MEDIUM: Watercolour, acrylic & pencil on acid-free paper SIZE: 22x30” YEAR: 2009
	Jasmeen Patheja TITLE: Running Tanisha MEDIUM: Silver rag paper SIZE: 17x25” EDITION: 1/7 YEAR: 2007
Jayanta Mondal TITLE: Landscape MEDIUM: Mixed medium on canvas SIZE: 48x60” YEAR: 2008
	Jayashree Chakravarty TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Acrylic on paper SIZE: 8.5x7” YEAR: 2009
Josh PS TITLE: Witness Towers MEDIUM: Water-colour on paper SIZE: 29.5x30” YEAR: 2009
	KG Anto TITLE: Anterior Monogram MEDIUM: Water-colour on paper SIZE: 46x57” YEAR: 2008
K Sudheesh TITLE: Love In Island Cherala MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas SIZE: 46x70” YEAR: 2008
	Keiko Mima TITLE: Lotus II MEDIUM: Water-colour SIZE: 21x15.5” YEAR: 2009
Kodanda Rao Teppala TITLE: Homeland MEDIUM: Oil on canvas SIZE: 48x72” YEAR: 2008
	Leon KL TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Soft pastel on paper SIZE: 19.5x25.5” YEAR: 2007
Michael Irudayaraj S TITLE: Opaque & Translucent MEDIUM: Mixed medium on paper, fixed on canvas SIZE: 35x45.5” YEAR: 2006
	Mahmud Husain TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas SIZE: 48x26” YEAR: 2008
Mahmud Husain TITLE: Untitled 1 MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas SIZE: 48x26” YEAR: 2008
	Mithu Sen TITLE: Boy Toy MEDIUM: Mixed media SIZE: 23x32” YEAR: 2008
N V Santhan TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Pencil SIZE: 36x44” YEAR: 2009
	Navroze Contractor TITLE: JFK, New York MEDIUM: Epson portfolio rag paper SIZE: 14x21” EDITION: 1/10 YEAR: 2008
Navroze Contractor TITLE: MOMA, New York MEDIUM: Epson portfolio rag paper SIZE: 14x21” EDITION: 1/10 YEAR: 2008
	Nirmala Biluka TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Water-colour on paper SIZE: 30x22” YEAR: 2007
Nishad MP TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas SIZE: 43x48” YEAR: 2008
	Parvez Ahmed TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Acrylic SIZE: 60x48” YEAR: 2009
Prasanta Sahu TITLE: Untitled (Set of 2) MEDIUM: Acrylic & mixed media on paper SIZE: 14x11” each YEAR: 2007
	Prashant Panjiar TITLE: Chengalpet, Tamil Nadu MEDIUM: New ilford paper SIZE: 17x24” EDITION: 1/10 YEAR: 2005
Pratap Modi TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Silk-screen on canvas(unique) SIZE: 48x48” YEAR: 2008
	R Balasubramanian TITLE: Time Proof Stained Container (copperix) MEDIUM: Etching &embossing SIZE: 38x43” YEAR: 1995-2007
R Jacob Jebaraj TITLE: Variant Vibrations Series MEDIUM: Acrylic & serigraphy on canvas SIZE: 39x33” YEAR: 2007
	Raghu Rai TITLE: Goddesses, Ganga River, Kolkata MEDIUM: Textured fine art paper SIZE: 15x22” EDITION: 2/10 YEAR: 1990
Rajan Krishnan TITLE: Reconnection (Plant Life) MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas SIZE: 84x36” YEAR: 2009
	Rajib De TITLE: My Simple City MEDIUM: Kodak rapid dry lustre (archival) SIZE: 17x47.5” EDITION: 1/8 YEAR: 2008
Ravi Shankar S TITLE: Alone But Not Lonely 2 MEDIUM: Pen & ink drawingon paper SIZE: 24x24” YEAR: 2008
	Ryan Lobo TITLE: Learning To Dance MEDIUM: Ultra-smooth fine art museum quality archival paper from Epson 100 percent cotton rag, acid- free, ph buffered for true archival properties. SIZE: 16x24” EDITION: 1/8 YEAR: 2007
Ryan Lobo TITLE: Afghanistan MEDIUM: Ultra-smooth fine art museum quality archival paper from Epson 100 percent cotton rag, acid-free, ph buffered for true archival properties. SIZE: 16x24” EDITION: 1/8 YEAR: 2007
	S Chandra Mohan TITLE: Crouching Man MEDIUM: Woodcut SIZE: 32x28” EDITION: 7/10 YEAR: 2008
Samit Das TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Mixed media on acid-free board SIZE: 22x30” YEAR: 2008
	Saibal Das TITLE: Capitol MEDIUM: Archival fibre-based bromide paper SIZE: 22x14.5” EDITION: 1/8 YEAR: 2008
Saibal Das TITLE: Capitol Of Three Pillars MEDIUM: Archival fibre-based bromide paper SIZE: 22x14.5” EDITION: 2/8 YEAR: 2008
	Sebastian C Varghese TITLE: End Of Track MEDIUM: Watercolour on arches paper SIZE: 17x43” YEAR: 2007
Shahid Datawala TITLE: Untitled - Paris 1 MEDIUM: Archival matte SIZE: 17x11” EDITION: Artist’s proof YEAR: 2009
	SK Sahajahan TITLE: Get Up From The Fairy Tale Pages MEDIUM: Mixed media on canvas SIZE: 50x50” YEAR: 2007
Soumen Das TITLE: Fatehsagar - 3 MEDIUM: Casein onpaper water ford 638GSMCP SIZE: 22x30” YEAR: 2009
	Swapan Nayak TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Epson archival paper SIZE: 22x31” EDITION: 1/8 YEAR: 2007
Swapan Nayak TITLE: Untitled 1 MEDIUM: Epson archival paper SIZE: 22x31” EDITION: 1/8 YEAR: 2008
	Sunil Kumar MC TITLE: Chelari Market MEDIUM: Oil & acrylic on canvas SIZE: 60x60” YEAR: 2008
Tadi Subhakar TITLE: Painter Of Black - 17 MEDIUM: Acrylic spray paint on canvas SIZE: 60x48” YEAR: 2007
	Tanujaa Rane TITLE: Just Don’t Talk About Pain (Set of 3) MEDIUM: Etching SIZE: 12x10” each EDITION: 8/10 YEAR: 2006
Uday Mondal TITLE: Shreeja (3) A Life Away From Stress MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas SIZE: 53x66” YEAR: 2009
	Upendranath TR TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Paper collage on paper SIZE: 55x75cm YEAR: 2008
Vinay Mahidhar TITLE: Projection II MEDIUM: Photographic print on canvas SIZE: 36x27” YEAR: 2005
	Yusuf TITLE: Untitled 1 MEDIUM: Acrylic, ink & pencil SIZE: 49x37” YEAR: 2007
Zakkir Hussain TITLE: Inner Map MEDIUM: Conte & pencil on paper SIZE: 18.5x11.5” YEAR: 2008
	Zubin Pastakia TITLE: Mathuradas Estate, Colaba, Mumbai MEDIUM: Hahnemuhle photo rag SIZE: 20x25” EDITION: 1/7 YEAR: 2007
Reba Hore TITLE: Wating Dog MEDIUM: Pastel on Paper SIZE: 14x11”
	Reba Hore TITLE: The Pack MEDIUM: Pastel on Paper SIZE: 14x11” YEAR: 2006
Chandana Hore TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Water Colour on Paper SIZE: 30x22” YEAR: 2009
	Arunima Chaudhury TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Water colour on handmade paper SIZE: 27x22” YEAR: 2007
Mahesh Shantaram TITLE: Independence Day. Bangalore, 2007 MEDIUM: Breathing Color Elegance Velvet Platinum SIZE: 26x19.5” YEAR: 2007
	Atul Dodiya TITLE: Godown MEDIUM: Watercolor on Paper SIZE: 30x22” YEAR: 2008
Reba Hore TITLE: Untitled MEDIUM: Watercolour SIZE: 12x19.5” YEAR: 2005
Thanks & Credits to: All the artists who have generously contributed to this exhibition Abhishek Poddar who is not just a donor but has helped us put together this exhibition as a curator Sobha Developers for supporting this event Premilla Baid of Sumukha Art Gallery who has graciously donated space for the exhibition ITC Windsor, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Bengaluru Whyte & Mackay - United Spirits limited Ravi Nedungadi Lalit Bhasin Neemrana Hotels Abstract Art Gallery Interest in these artworks is high, so if you would like to purchase please place your orders as soon as possible. To buy artwork, and also have it treated as a donation, contact Menaka Rodriguez - menaka@indiaifa.org. Ph: 91 80 23414681/ 82/ 83. Your donation is tax-exempt under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act in India and under IRC 501(c) (3) in the US. Design: roy.mishta@gmail.com