Dashrath Patel's works to be exhibited
Kolkata, June 19: A solo exhibition of works of celebrated Indian artist Dashrath Patel, tracing his artistic journey across mediums and types over his long lifetime, will open here on September 13, a statement said.
Never restricting himself to a particular style, Patel (1927-2010) is considered a visionary in the field of design, and is often referred to as 'India's Renaissance Man'.
A whole body of his work -- line drawings, ceramics, photographs and collages -- will be on display in the exhibition titled "School".
Curated by design expert Pinakin Patel, the exhibition comes from Emami Art, part of the Emami Group of companies.
"Even though each medium and its imagery were perfectly evolved, he resisted the need to formalise that particular body of work as 'his style', and risk being typecast or iconified. His work was his 'search' and he actively followed that ideology," the organisers said in a statement.
A contemporary of modern masters Tyeb Mehta, M.F. Husain, S.H. Raza and V.S. Gaitonde, Patel practiced in diverse art fields as a painter, ceramist, a graphic designer, industrial design and exhibition design.
"School" particularly explores Patel's photography, a medium for which is he not well known.
The exhibition features key works from the Dashrath Patel Museum, Alibag.
Patel was awarded Padma Shri in 1981, and Padma Bhushan posthumously in 2011.
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RCB beat MI by 18 runs after batters fire
Mumbai (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli blasted half-centuries as the defending champions beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Sunday.
Salt (78 off 36 balls) and Kohli (50 off 38 balls) stitched together a 120-run stand for the opening wicket before Patidar scored a rapid 53 off just 20 balls as RCB posted 240 for 4.
In response, Mumbai Indians were restricted to 222 for 5, with RCB spinner Suyash Sharma (2/47) putting the skids on the home side with a double strike in the eighth over, from which they could not recover.
Sherfane Rutherford top-scored for MI with an unbeaten 71 off 31 balls.
While opener Rohit Sharma appeared to be struggling with a hamstring issue and had to retire hurt on 19, his partner Ryan Rickelton made 37, while Suryakumar Yadav (33) and Hardik Pandya (40) were the other contributors for MI.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 240 for 4 in 20 overs (Phil Salt 78, Virat Kohli 50, Rajat Patidar 53, Tim David 35 not out).
Mumbai Indians: 222 for 5 in 20 overs (Sherfane Rutherford 71 not out, Ryan Rickelton 37, Hardik Pandya 40; Suyash Sharma 2/47).
