Gallery Silver Scpaes
Mediterraneo
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Artist: M Shakeel
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 48 × 48 inches (121.92 × 121.92 cm)
Year: 2024
This meticulously rendered oil painting by M. Shakeel offers a tranquil and immersive glimpse into a serene interior space that evokes the aesthetic and architectural design traditions. The composition is dominated by an arched alcove or courtyard bathed in soft, diffused light that gently illuminates every surface, highlighting the artist’s mastery of photo-realistic technique and subtle tonal gradations.
Central to the scene is a lush, fruit-laden orange tree whose vibrant, ripe oranges provide vivid bursts of warm color against the predominantly cool palette of pale blues, muted purples, and soft teals. The tree’s natural form extends gracefully down toward a bed dressed in sheets of mint green and teal-blue, whose gentle folds and nuanced shadows underscore the artist’s commitment to rendering textures with painstaking precision. The bed itself, with its cream or beige frame and patterned comforter, anchors the foreground, offering a tactile counterpoint to the organic vitality of the tree.
The spatial arrangement invites viewers to contemplate a harmonious coexistence of nature and domesticity, the fruiting tree growing directly within the interior space, casting delicate shadows that suggest both movement and stillness. This interplay resonates with Moorish architectural principles, where courtyards and gardens are integral to interior design, creating environments that blend indoor comfort with the natural world outside. Additional decorative elements, including a dark, intricately wrought Moroccan-style door and an ornate metal lantern affixed to the wall, enrich the scene with cultural specificity and visual texture. The door, partially open to reveal a softly lit stairwell, offers a subtle narrative hint of transition and exploration within this quiet sanctuary. A dark, patterned rug at the foot of the bed further grounds the composition, introducing contrast and depth.
Shakeel’s deft handling of light, shadow, and surface detail culminates in a painting that transcends mere representation. It evokes a meditative atmosphere of calmness and refuge, inviting the viewer into a space where beauty, tranquility, and subtle cultural references coalesce. Through a meticulous balance of realism and poetic composition, this work exemplifies contemporary mastery of interior genre painting, steeped in historical and cross-cultural resonance.
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Art has always, naturally, reflected the development and exploration of different thoughts and perceptions, and our current postmodern era is no different. It is interesting to see how art has evolved visually, yet the traditional methods of composing art remain a valid means of expression.
All it takes for an artist to rise above normalcy, is inspiration, which fuels his passion to paint beautiful creations throughout his life.
The valuable expression of art is always there with us, but now this expression is yet to take an interesting diversion with our art gallery, Gallery Silver Scapes, located in Hauz Khas Enclave. Art is no longer considered just decorative but has evolved and come forth as a major form of investment yielding high rates of returns for its buyers, making it an expression commonly used.
Mrs Mayor was walked into the art world by the legendary modernist Bimal Das Gupta, one of whose biggest collections remains with Gallery Silver Scapes. In the 1980s, as head and first curator of the Habiart Gallery founded by Mrs Rekha Modi — a childhood friend — Mrs Mayor worked closely with and curated shows for renowned artists such as A Ramachandran, GR Santosh, Rameshwar Broota, Sakti Burman, MK Bardhan, Dhiraj Chaudhury, M Sivanesan, and Arup Das among others.
Besides modern masters, she also worked with young contemporaries such as Sudip Roy, Paresh Maity, Subroto Kundu, Vinod Sharma, and many more. Artworks commissioned by her are now part of prestigious collections, such as those of the India Habitat Centre, Ranbaxy, Pepsi, Hotel Lalit, Bank of America, and many more private and public collections.