The Feminine Mystique - Upcoming UK Premiere Exhibition at Shades & Wood Art Gallery, Kensington Church Street, London - 5 September, 2007

August 15, 2007 - Press Dispensary - The current fascination for Indian contemporary art is leading to some of India's artistic kohinoors (aka rare diamonds) being brought to light. One such gem is the artist, Samarsingh Thakur. The newly opened Shades & Wood Art Gallery on Kensington Church Street, London, will be hosting his UK premier exhibition, starting on 5 September, 2007, to coincide with the 'India Now' festivals and celebrations.

Samarsingh Thakur has a preoccupation with the female form. As Georgina Maddox, art correpondent at the Indian Express, says: "His latest body of works unveils his mysterious mannequin-women, with their attenuated limbs, mask-like faces and arabesque-decorated bodies, mirage-like and yet tangible. Fantasy and postulations flow, easier in the land of the unknown, and the artist can thus elicit a more creative response from within himself while viewing the female form."

Samarsingh Thakur has been producing this particular body of work for almost a year, as it is a painstaking process to build up the layers of colour. He comments: "It is the work of stealth and not the result of flamboyant, hurried brush strokes. Each canvas is a soft symphony of colour and line that ends in a throbbing crescendo."

The exhibition takes place at the Shades & Wood Art Gallery, 77 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4BG from 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday 5 September until 25 September. Entry cost free.

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The Shades & Wood Art Gallery was launched in January 2007. The driving force behind the gallery is the dynamic 26 year old entrepreneur, Khozema Patanwala. Born and raised in Mumbai, Khozema has always had an affinity with the beauty and culture of India, and his dream of running his own art gallery has finally come true. From March to June 2007, Khozema spent time in India searching for quality emerging artists, and now has a portfolio of up and coming and established talents ready to explode on to the London art scene. At least five exhibitions have been planned for the rest of 2007.

For further information, please contact:
Khozema Patanwala, curator, Shades and Wood Art Gallery
Tel: 02079381852 Email:
Site: www.shadesandwood.co.uk