Exhibition highlights 'The Universal and the Particular'
New Exhibition: ‘The Universal and the Particular’: Paintings by Sundar Kanta Walker Keswick Museum and Art Gallery Until 19th July 2008 The Keswick Museum and Art Gallery is delighted to present a new collection of paintings by Sundar Kanta Walker. The exhibition runs from 24th June until 19th July 2008 and shows new work in Sundar’s distinct style which fuses the concepts and methods of western artistic practice with the sun drenched colours and symbolism of South Asian art. Previously described by The Guardian as a creator of ‘enchanting and self sufficient worlds’ Sundar Kanta Walker’s work has been called a rare example of successful cultural cross fertilization. Sundar was born in India, spent her teens in Aberdeenshire with a Scottish family and later married their son. Britain has been her home since the 1960’s. Sundar spent most of her working life in Manchester and relocated to Cumbria eight years ago. The influences of the local landscape are vividly portrayed in her work. This is her 5th exhibition in Cumbria and uniquely portrays her style of combining reality with imagination. ‘Over the past decade my work has matured and has encompassed my cultural synthesis. and world views as experienced through travel and living in many cultural traditions and landscapes, from Scottish, Lancashire, and Cumbrian environments to Syria in the Middle East and Southern Europe and North American cultures. In ‘the Universal and the Particular’, my preoccupation is with exploring links between local and the wider worlds and create a new richer reality’.
