From the curator’s desk: Miniature postage stamp masterpieces – Art Project

– थुक लगाना मना है

Humans experience through their senses, one of these senses resides in the mouth (tongue with saliva). It is an instinct and a mental response that when we want to stick or lubricate naturally, we brush it with our spittle. A substantial precedent is the affixing of stamps on postcards with saliva. A mark of self, sent to the recipient miles away. Screens, though, have now proclaimed “थुक लगाना मना है ..”!

Contemporaneously, the Hindi Idiom “थुक लगाना” means that people are outsmarting through trickery or deception, to beat and deceive the living competition. Today, it is a constant in politics, education, behaviour, art, and society, to hoax others via some vague reality. To further this tendency, it remains committed to the surface and prevents us from exploring the true depths of someone or something. What could be done to halt this corruption and experience morality?

These miniature art stamps are inspired by the impressions of Mughal Miniature paintings that once were storyboards/thoughts but now are history and treasure. To present a combination of philosophy, art, and history we showcase Miniature Postage Stamp Masterpieces.

The concept of ‘Licking/Tricking not Allowed’ bought up by the Nippon Gallery and Arka Art Trust provides a perspective to selected artists across the globe to manifest their perceptions on the postal tickets and stick (exhibit) them on the gallery walls while proffering a message to the spectators. Discover the extraordinary… Miniature Post Tickets – Art show.

Nilesh Kinkale
Visual Artist & Curator
2024

18 May – 16 June 2024
11 a.m. – 7.00 p.m.
Monalisa Kalagram, Pingale Farms, End of South Main Rd, Koregaon Park, Pune 411001