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From:13th to 16th February 2025 “GULZAR” 8th Solo show of paintings from the series of Chhapkhana Group by renowned artist Virendra Chopde VENUE: Kismat Art Gallery 11, Dena Bank Building, 3rd Pasta Lane, Opp. Colaba Market Colaba, Mumbai 400 005 Timing: 10am to 7pm. www.chhapkhanagroup.com Contact: +91 8087004700 Solo exhibition of paintings by a contemporary Renowned artist, Virendra Chopde is showing his recent work at Kismat Art Gallery, 11, Dena Bank Building, 3rd Pasta Lane, opposite Colaba Market, Mumbai 400005 from 13th to 16th February 2025 between 11 am to 7 pm. This show was inaugurated on 13th February 2025 by Chief Guest Philip D’Mello(Eminent Artist), Guest of Honour Vinita Mirchandani(Owner of Gallery Studio – 3) in the presence of Vishakha Apte, Shilpa Pachpor, Sheetal Bawkar, Ashwita Meher, Prof. Vinod Chachere, Ashish Telangur, Yogesh Patil, Umesh Patil, Vinayak Sarvankar, Shubham Kesur among others. Virendra Chopde hails from Kamptee. He had his art education degrees from Rashtrasanta Tukdoji Maharaj University, Nagpur like BFA Drawing / Painting in 2002, M.F.A – Drawing / Painting in 2005 and Diploma Art Education in 2005 in Mumbai. He was a recipient of several meritorious awards and prizes during his student days at Government Chitrakala Mahavidyalaya Nagpur and thereafter as well as during his illustrious art journey spanning over 2 decades from various art promotional institutions of national and international reputation. He actively participated in several art shows, workshops, camps etc at Nagpur, Mumbai, Ujjain, Pune, Jodhpur, Khajuraho – M.P., New Delhi, Chennai, Dhanbad, Bhopal, Kamptee, Baramati, Manali – M.P. , Chandrapur etc. His presentations in these art shows were highly applauded which duly inspired him for the future. His works are in proud collection of many prominent art collectors in India and abroad. The present series in mix medium on canvas illustrates his deep attachment with Nature and its many wonders in different seasons having conducive environments as well as human emotions in sensitive minds of young women or ladies. He has adopted a minimalistic approach in his creations which are also having simplicity and clarity as well as transparency achieved through relevant aesthetic sense and spirits. He has exemplified subtle nuances of shape, form, texture, colour, tonal harmony through the textures and the aroma and fragrance of the desired visual effects achieved in the apt perspectives of visual arts. He has mostly focused on vivid human emotions in a sensitive mind like love, friendship, innocence, devotion, excitement, memories, greed, anger, sadness, pain etc alongwith happiness, joy, exhilaration, anticipation...