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Conceptualised with the intent of making art more accessible and less intimidating, Baro Art has brought its Affordable Art Show to Delhi-NCR for the first time. “As long as we believe that art is uplifting and inspiring, we must ensure every single person on the planet has a chance to choose for that to happen to him or her,” says Srila Chatterjee, founder and curator of Baro Market, an online store that curates works of artists, craftspeople and designers.
Taking place at Museo Camera, Gurugram, till April 27, the exhibition features works from more than 50 artists from across India, spanning varied mediums and genres — from Venkat Shyam’s Gond paintings to Sanjay Chitara’s Mata ni Pachedis, Banoo Batliboi’s book sculpture art, Kalyan Joshi’s Phad paintings, Kaushal Parikh’s vibrant oils and mixed media works, Anita Bhatia and Zainab Tambawalla’s watercolours on urban life, Ruchi Bakshi Sharma’s engraved mirrors, Kalighats and Bengal Patachitra from Anwar Chitrakar and Laltu/Tagar Chitrakar and Oriya Pattachitra by Gitanjali Das, among others. In addition, it also has a ‘Collector’s Corner’ of “affordably” priced works from big-name artists. “Our aim is to showcase talent that is not easily seen, most of it from across India. Storytelling features prominently in our shows, as we introduce visitors to the diversity and richness of Indian folk art and to contemporary art of various kinds. Every work of art at these shows is original and certified, and with prices ranging from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3 lakhs,” says Chatterjee.
Venkat Raman Singh Shyam’s ‘Aashiyana’ and Laltu Chitrakar’s ‘New Life’.
Debuting in Delhi, the first edition of Baro Market’s Affordable Art Show was first held at Kala Ghoda in Mumbai in 2021. Since then, the exhibition has been held in Ahmedabad, Kochi and Chennai.
Featuring over 900 works, Chatterjee notes that the show has “something within every visitor’s reach”. Discussing the portal’s approach, she adds, “We keep getting new work from artists we already have and add new artists to our offering. Our effort is to include a diverse range of works, each of a high quality, so that we showcase Indian art in all its glory.”
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