With a view to facilitate architects, interior designers, developers, corporates and collectors select Artworks with maximum options and absolute ease, Aura Art has developed India's First online marketplace exclusively for curated Fine art at www.auraart.in as well as Aura Art App. Art lovers can choose from a large variety of paintings (of all sizes, mediums, subjects and price range), insightful and thought provoking Installations, Sculptures and Murals, Traditional Art, works in Mixed Media, Digital Art, Photographs, Prints and all other forms of art. Aura Art has also developed India's First Online Platform for Commissioned Sculptures (in any medium - metal, stone, fiberglass, wood etc), Architectural Finishes and Functional Art, to efficiently managing the entire life cycle of a commissioning project. Besides, Aura Art offers Art Infrastructure Solutions to collectors, corporates, galleries, government etc, including assistance with Documenting and Tagging Collections, Valuation, Insurance advisory, Restoration, Warehousing, Trusteeship and art initiatives for Branding/CSR.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

• Vrindavan Solanki
• Ratilal Kansodaria
• Neena Singh
• Umakant Kanade
• Dr Veguri Ravindra Babu
• Sandip Visave
• Siddhartha Sengupta
• Ashif Hossian
• Sonia
• Satyajit Shergill
• Seema V Oza
• Neelkanti Patekar

Mahatribes is an initiative undertaken by Tribal Development Department, Government of Maharashtra to showcase, promote and conserve tribal arts and crafts. Its aim is a focused intervention to gather all tribal art forms of Maharashtra under one roof and brand it for the national and international market. To achieve this, the department is actively seeking opportunities to collaborate with CSR partners who can bolster this initiative and support their immensely talented artists. Other objectives of Mahatribes include promoting tribal tourism, creation of market linkages and value addition chains for organic agro and minor forest produce with an aim to celebrate the unique culture and values of tribal communities.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

• Devrai Art
• Kiran Gorwala
• Kusum Kharpade
• Rakhi Salunke
• Rekha Kharpade
• Sandip Bhoir
• Virendrakumar Munalal Uikey
• Vishal Kharpade

Kshipra has had art in her genes, yet she wandered into artistic territory quite on her own. On the career path, she has travelled for quarter of a decade, as a graphic artist and animator. Travelling zealously, she has developed a close kinship with the architectural world and History. That kinship is the basis of her art in which the textures, lines, patterns and light play an important role. Her paintings create a memory, intrigue you with the science behind it or simply connects you with an emotion. It also makes you sensitive to the spiritual undercurrent in her works. Experience and love of Art has also opened her mind to explore different subjects and forms as well as mediums. Her unique works have been appreciated, bought and commissioned across the world.

Jyotsna Mokashi is a self-taught artist, who has been pursuing her passion for art for some time now. A frequent traveler, who draws her inspiration from the experiences she gathered while travelling within and outside India. She started giving a form to her travel experiences and observations through her paintings. Her series of paintings consists of �Tree of Life �, �Lines of Force�, �Elephant Parade�, �Vida de Latino�, �Warli Art�, �Avatar Series� and some spiritual paintings. These painting are a visual treat and can adorn any art lover�s special collection.

�It ain't supposed to be easy but it's going to be worth in the end." Charanjot Bhatia, is a versatile artist working mainly in all frames of canvas. She focuses mainly on aspects of life and feelings that she has been harboring for these many years. The highs and lows, the agony and the ecstasy of her life is an eventful journey so far. Her early age has been under the hobbies of painting and sketching being motivated from various artists and their techniques. She took her learnings from various artists across the globe. She likes to curate some peculiar patterns with interesting subjects in the frame. Last but not the least she firmly believes "Curate your life as much as you can�.

Rita Jhunjhunwala graduated from the University of Kolkata in 1977 with meritorious distinction and a state scholarship. Her works have been exhibited through 17 solo and numerous group shows in various metros of India along from countries like China, France, Italy, London and Switzerland .They have won her credit including the Soviet Land Nehru Award, medals in 35th Grand Prix International de Peinture de Deauville, France, 8th Gran Premio Internationale Di-Pittura at Rome and back home she has been awarded by Rotary Club, Bhikuram Jain foundation, Sangeet Shymala and Aparajita.

Born in 1978, Namita did her BFA in 1999, College of Art, Chandigarh and Masters, Printmaking in 2001 from Viswa Bharti. She has 40-45 National and International exhibitions to her credit and her works are with various Collectors including Osaka Print Museum, Japan. She was one of the 6 Indian Artists who exhibited at Florence Biennale 2017. She uses her knowledge of Printmaking in her Drawings and Paintings where one can always feel her tactile play with the 2D surface that looks 3D, due to layering in art works. She plays with textures, colours and basic geometric architectural forms.

An artist at heart and architect by qualification, Nivedita has many awards and exhibitions to her credit. Interest in Art led her to Architecture and return to Art was inevitable. Working as a successful Architect has been a rewarding experience in the growth of her creative vision. In most of her works, there is an interesting comment on society and a different perspective of looking at each situation. Her interesting take on life and experiences, understanding of space, line and form are superbly executed in her work.

Upbringing in the �temple town� Kumbakonam in South exposed KK Shreedhara to the traditional and deep culture of art and Carnatic music. He started doing rangoli and kolam decorations from a young age and grew up amidst Chola bronze works, stone sculptures, traditional wall paintings, beautifully built temples etc. He has been honoured by PM Shri Manmohan Singh in 2004, he was Design Head for installation of "Royal Costumes of India" exhibition in 1991 in Paris and has worked as a Fashion Design Coordinator with Suneet Varma for 19 years in New Delhi.

Cultural infusions and inclusions to indigenous Indian art have made Delhi an artist's haven with iconic structures, intricate carvings in wood and stone, gold and silver threaded muslin, cuisines, music and dance of durbar halls and paintings and sculptures commissioned by royalty. Art in Delhi has been an inspiration to some of the most talented people in the country and world over.

It is therefore important that in this capital city, Asia's biggest Trade Fair on Interiors, INDEX, has chosen to step in with an exposition of total home / office decor solutions, inclusive of Fine Art. Its exclusive Fine Art Section, The Art Enclave, organised by Aura Art Development Pvt Ltd, is what every art lover in Delhi would be attracted to. The Art Enclave has by now completed 6 successful years at the INDEX Fair in Mumbai.

Now, in its first year in Delhi, The Art Enclave offers the finest works of artists of various genre. The variety and good quality of works go to indicate the effort taken to create the paintings and sculptures most suited for home / office decor. It is worth noting what an art lover said about The Art Enclave in Mumbai: �It's a laudable effort that Index and Aura Art have initiated to create The Art Enclave which will provide an integrated platform to reach fine art out to interior designers and architects from across the country. This platform will enable them to engage and collaborate with a spectrum of artists and bring good quality art to their projects, whether homes, offices, hotels or even hospitals.�

No home should pose blank walls or lonely corners, for these are ideal locations to project the family's culture, humanity and refinement. And what better opportunity can there be than to make art do the talking on your behalf. In all my years of being associated with art, inaugurating shows and interacting with artists, I have come to understand that every piece of good artwork conveys a strong message, silent though it may be. As the American realist artist, Edward Hopper said, "If you could say it in words, there would be no reason to paint."

I trust the works of the artists participating in The Art Enclave at Delhi will make the show a success with their compelling, heart warming, yet subtle messages!