Navya Naveli Gallery presents “Beyond Hope And Horizon”- Art Works by Artist Sukhlal on 7th to 21st April from 11 to 6 PM at B-18, Greater Kailash Enclave 1, New Delhi. Curated by Maite Deltiel and Sakti Burman.
However in order to understand who Sukhlal is and why we should see his work, a little introspection is needed.
In my understanding of life and its ways, the primary thing that I have discovered is that it is indifferent towards individuals. It works on its own, never cares what it puts us through. However, seldom I get to see a part of life that leaves me speechless. It changes my entire conception and makes me question it altogether. Something like that happened to me when I discovered Sukhlal. An artist by soul and a cook by profession.
His story, as told by Mrs.Maite Deltiel, her employer:
“Sukhlal has been our cook for more than one year now. Living with us made him discover a new profession. Silently, he started to draw figures. l suppose it is my driver who is the boss who showed us his first sketch and then we provided the equipment regularly because immediately we found his drawings very interesting. They were always full of life, very expressive, always different, showing singular postures.”
According to Mrs. Maite Deltiel, in Sukhlal’s way of working we could see he has the main qualities necessary to become an artist : Working hard , Perseverance , Imagination , Liking to try different media, different supports and not afraid to undertake. However perhaps the best quality of Sukhlal is that he never seemed afraid of difficulty; instead he managed it with a kind of happy obstinacy.
According to Ms. Amrita Kochhar, gallerist of the Navya Naveli Gallery: “while discovering Sukhlal’s work and his journey We discovered the journey of creativity, passion and hard work of a young boy with no formal training in art. His journey is that of hard work, belief in oneself and the sheer desire to paint. Sukhlal’s love for art, the desire to paint a little everyday gave wings to his imagination and the art works created by him over one year are full of life and are joyful to see. The brilliant use of colour, the effortless strokes of the brush, the intricate detailing and story behind each work itself describes Sukhlal perspective and love for art and promises greater horizons and hope.”
When all is said and done, Sukhlal is an artist in his mind and soul, and artists like him should be celebrated because their stories tell us about a beautiful dream that broke the horizon of our mundane life.
