Jun 10 2023 to Jun 22 2023 11 a.m.

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Where

Gallery Time and Space

The Guild, 2nd Floor # 55, Lavelle Road, Bangalore - 560 001

Event Description

Cylde D’Mello is a Bangalore-based visual artist and an Arts educator. He holds a BFA in Art History from Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath (2009) and later obtained a Master's in Art History from Kala Bhavan Santiniketan in 2012. His works bridge the gap between art and academic theory and draw inspiration from Greek mythology, Biblical tales, medieval and gothic literature, existentialist ideologies, and psychoanalytic introspections.

His works reflect his desires, dreams, sexuality, paranoia, and suffering, conveyed through surrealism, magical realism, and expressionism. He frequently refers to classical texts in conjunction with visual art, resulting in multi-layered works that invite viewers to dialogue with the artwork.

In 2017, He was part of a residency in Japan where he was influenced by the use of Sumi ink and was inspired to use it in his drawings. His works often depict the fleeting nature of life, layering and manipulating images to create dense obfuscation and uncertainty, reflecting the complexity of our times.

Through his drawings, he attempts to understand how to navigate the confusion and chaos that exist in the world around us. His art reflects his personal archive of experiences, combined with references from historical images to create entirely new meanings. His works evoke enchantment and wonder, capturing moments often lost with time.