About the artist:
Mr. B. Mandke (b.1949) is an extremely senior artist from India. Both Lalit Kala Academy and National Gallery of Modern Art have permanent exhibits of the senior artist apart from some topnotch corporate houses.
Review:
STUNNING!! The power of these works literally blows your mind while taking your breath away. Each piece accosts all your senses. The colours are vibrant, the strokes bold & the message crystal clear. These are abstract works, oil on canvas. All in different shapes & sizes. The effect is almost hypnotic. Inspite of being abstract art, it is not so abstract that the artist’s voice is lost in translation. His confidence, brilliance and skill eminate from each piece. He is gloriously uninhibited in expressing his thoughts. These days, it is rare to find an artist who paints from the heart & not for the audience. He is truly a master in my book, who is capable of giving the better known abstract artists some serious competition.
The smaller pieces are just as bold as the bigger ones & can be mounted on your wall as a brilliant series. My favourite in this series is “the film studio” (above) The lens looks right into your soul. The large (36”x36”) piece titled “when life meets mr. rainbow” can change the energy in any room.
All in all, this is the real thing! Authentic investment art. Kudos to the curator. Please visit this show, it is simply AMAZING!
Investment Quotient:
The artist’s prices have recently been raised, but the gallery is offering a decent discount as part of their annual discount sale. The 12”x 12” was going for approx. INR6,000 just a few years ago. Now it is INR20,000. The 36”x 36” was about INR40,000 and is now at INR120,000.
No doubt. This is the kind of work that will appreciate well. I recommend any of the pieces for investment, depending on how much you can invest now. It would be one of the wisest long term investments one could make, especially given the current uncertainty in financial markets .
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