The Al Ikhlas Gallery, The Movement of the Triangle was inaugurated by
Mr Rajesh Meena, SP Ajmer during the International Sufi Festival India
2011 which was held in Ajmer on the 21-27th Oct 2011. The gallery held the 7 day Art & Photography exhibition displaying
Digital Paintings by Michael Templin, Germany, Sacred Art by Gulshaa
Begum, Mughal Paintings by Vijay Singh Chauhan, Mandana with
Calligraphy by Sanjay Sethi and Mystical Photography by Deepak Sharma.
The other artist who participated was Meenakshi Mangal, Chandni Jain
and Alka Sharma by a display of Mandana and Rajasthani Folk Art. Many dignitaries attended the 7 day exhibition. The display of Islamic
Calligraphy and Sufi Art was also a part of the most talked about
exhibition in Ajmer. The main highlight of the gallery is its sequence
of the mystical sacred art which is one of the rare arts ever in the
history of the world. The Ikhlas collection, therefore, is an important historical as well
as sequential time-line of the entire movement of sacred art in the
country. As one of the largest such repositories of Sacred art
anywhere in the world, it is one of the most significant links for
anyone with an interest in Sacred art – whether art-lovers,
collectors, academicians, scholars, researchers.
Sacred Art is a reflection of the deep hidden Divine Design of
universe. It is by nature a reflection of light, order, beauty,
mystery, meaning, cohesiveness, oneness, and natural, joyful wonder.
To the extent that we have the inner Eye of wisdom to see, the art
becomes a lens through which we know ever more clearly, aspects of
divinity, within and without. – says Gulshaa Begum
At its very beginning, the Ikhlas motto was to establish a museum of
the sacred art .Entire collections of the sacred art of the mystic is
compiled, restored, archived and made available for global spectators.
As a result, the extensive list is recognized for its quality of
artworks. Extensive exhibition – part of its ongoing efforts on shedding new
light on, of course, the well-established artists and their genres,
but also on the lesser-known but equally talented painters and
sculptors – is a measure of the seriousness of Ihklas’s effort of
concentrating not just on the names of Indian artists familiar to all
art-lovers, but also those artists who deserve their space on the same
platform providing the perfect stage to revive the ancient culture of
Sufi art in the country. This meant re-discovering the great artists
of the century, many with proven track records who had been allowed to
descend into anonymity.
Al Ikhlas Art Gallery will be committed in bringing together the most
determining works of artists from all over the world, all of whom are
represented at Al Ikhlas, to their associates, the important and
diverse schools and groups spread throughout India, to artists of more
recent vintage with their own, established track records.
Al Ikhlas Art Gallery, unlike most others, owns more than 500 objects
in its entire, exhaustive collection. It is, simply, the most
important institution for 20th century sacred art not just in India
but around the world. For regular updates on events and festivals follow
www.sufipaintings.blogspot.com or visit our website
www.sufipaintings.com
To participate or visit write to sufipaintings@gmail.com
Mr Rajesh Meena, SP Ajmer during the International Sufi Festival India
2011 which was held in Ajmer on the 21-27th Oct 2011. The gallery held the 7 day Art & Photography exhibition displaying
Digital Paintings by Michael Templin, Germany, Sacred Art by Gulshaa
Begum, Mughal Paintings by Vijay Singh Chauhan, Mandana with
Calligraphy by Sanjay Sethi and Mystical Photography by Deepak Sharma.
The other artist who participated was Meenakshi Mangal, Chandni Jain
and Alka Sharma by a display of Mandana and Rajasthani Folk Art. Many dignitaries attended the 7 day exhibition. The display of Islamic
Calligraphy and Sufi Art was also a part of the most talked about
exhibition in Ajmer. The main highlight of the gallery is its sequence
of the mystical sacred art which is one of the rare arts ever in the
history of the world. The Ikhlas collection, therefore, is an important historical as well
as sequential time-line of the entire movement of sacred art in the
country. As one of the largest such repositories of Sacred art
anywhere in the world, it is one of the most significant links for
anyone with an interest in Sacred art – whether art-lovers,
collectors, academicians, scholars, researchers.
Sacred Art is a reflection of the deep hidden Divine Design of
universe. It is by nature a reflection of light, order, beauty,
mystery, meaning, cohesiveness, oneness, and natural, joyful wonder.
To the extent that we have the inner Eye of wisdom to see, the art
becomes a lens through which we know ever more clearly, aspects of
divinity, within and without. – says Gulshaa Begum
At its very beginning, the Ikhlas motto was to establish a museum of
the sacred art .Entire collections of the sacred art of the mystic is
compiled, restored, archived and made available for global spectators.
As a result, the extensive list is recognized for its quality of
artworks. Extensive exhibition – part of its ongoing efforts on shedding new
light on, of course, the well-established artists and their genres,
but also on the lesser-known but equally talented painters and
sculptors – is a measure of the seriousness of Ihklas’s effort of
concentrating not just on the names of Indian artists familiar to all
art-lovers, but also those artists who deserve their space on the same
platform providing the perfect stage to revive the ancient culture of
Sufi art in the country. This meant re-discovering the great artists
of the century, many with proven track records who had been allowed to
descend into anonymity.
Al Ikhlas Art Gallery will be committed in bringing together the most
determining works of artists from all over the world, all of whom are
represented at Al Ikhlas, to their associates, the important and
diverse schools and groups spread throughout India, to artists of more
recent vintage with their own, established track records.
Al Ikhlas Art Gallery, unlike most others, owns more than 500 objects
in its entire, exhaustive collection. It is, simply, the most
important institution for 20th century sacred art not just in India
but around the world. For regular updates on events and festivals follow
www.sufipaintings.blogspot.com or visit our website
www.sufipaintings.com
To participate or visit write to sufipaintings@gmail.com
