Mazaak, a spectacular extravaganza by The Art Floor, floored the Art Community & Guests
Art soiree Mazaak was recently organised by Dashmeet Singh & Jasmeet Kaur, founders of The Art Floor, in association with Suburblive and Radisson Udyog Vihar Gurugram, which got the renowned artists, art curators & collectors on the same platform.
The creative extravaganza of artists in Gurugram featured eminent artist Tirthankar Biswas, and his live portrait making session took the guests by surprise. The art show Mazaak curated by Dashmeeet Singh and Namit Vijh, the General Manager of Radisson, Gurugram was a welcome change after a hiatus of two years of doing online programmes” said Dashmeet Singh, founder of The Art Floor. The renowned artist and printmaker Devraj Dakoji inaugurated the show.
As the evening rolled, the hotel’s lobby was beaming with sculptors, painters, art enthusiasts, influencers and industrialists as they walked around taking a keen look at paintings of Biswas on display. The artist’s paintings are collectables and can be seen in many public and private collections worldwide.
Live Portrait Session
The artist was admired by the crème del crème, making adept stokes with his paintbrush, smooth and effortlessly his hands moved without shaking his focus as the people gathered around to see him make portraits of the guests in splits of minutes. Talking about the artist, Dashmeet Singh, with appreciation in his voice, said, “Tirthankar Biswas brings alive emotions and feelings in the portraits; it is not just a face that shows on the canvas.”
The evening saw some prominent artists, fashionistas, influencers and creme de la creme of the city, including Jessica Snock, Mrs India Earth, renowned sculptor Aviji Roy, eminent sculptor, Ankit Bhasin executive director Radisson Gurugram Udhyog Vihar, Nilanjan Bhowal, principal architect design consortium, Shyam Grover, media entrepreneur & Managing Director Zen Golf Range & Academy, Ashwni Kumar Goela, General Manager Radisson Blu, Vineeta Jerath Co-founder & editor SUBURBLIVE, Nidhi Bhatia acclaimed landscape artist, Preeti Bhatia Trehan lifestyle entrepreneur owner of Ishatvam, Shikha Agarwal sculptor, Nalini S Malhotra MD Aakya Concepts, amongst others.
The Artfloor Community
The Art Floor is an integrated art organisation- A community-based art space that connects communities using art and artists. The co-founder Jas Kaur was visibly happy greeting the guests at the show and describing the journey of the company and their learnings during the pandemic. “Art is for all, and art pieces done by self are most treasured. They don’t need to be perfect at all times. We kept in touch with art lovers and the community during the lockdown through our DIY online programmes. Artjams at Cyberhub and in various malls connect youngsters and children to themselves through art. And all of these art corners created by us give us immense gratification,” she shares.
Dashmeet, aka Dash, is an ex-investment banker turned a creative entrepreneur, an international contemporary artist & art curator of repute who loves to innovate through various paint mediums and takes pride in ‘identifying jewels in the field of art’ as he shares. A creative influencer, poet, renowned artist, gallerist, and mentor for new artists, he is passionate about promoting all art forms. Dashmmet greatly believes in the power of manifestation, and the idea must come alive in your head and heart first to unfold as real. Through art, he desires to create a sustainable environment and not just promote good artists across the country but also preserve art. The SKC Foundation recently awarded him the Agent Of Change award for his contributions to transforming people’s lives through his programmes.
“As a budding artist, I was timid and lacked confidence. Then gradually, my paintings started to do well in galleries. My paintings got sold in the Hungarian embassy, and my artworks displayed in the prime minister’s media lounge during a UN programme got things rolling. So I understand the dilemma of new artists,” says Dash.
An influential art community that the company nurtured saw a new dimension of online art during the days of the pandemic. “We got innovative and created a DIY kit-Khushiyoon Ki Rangoli during the Diwali time and sent the kits beforehand to who’s who not just of Delhi & NCR but across many cities in the country. The Rangoli kit sent to our art enthusiasts and influencers was comprehensive. Expert Rangoli artists associated with The Art Floor reached hundreds of households teaching Rangoli, spreading colour and light to homes through the online medium. The sky is the limit if one goes hybrid,” says Dashmeet.
Take-Home Message
Art is to inspire and can bring about a change in a person. The artworks in your house are not meant to decorate the walls only, but the people living in that house must connect with those artworks. Even old bedsheets can become a canvas as the founders of The Art Floor curated a charity event for the Hand to Hand Foundation in Pattaya for sex workers and an experiential art event for Sofitel hotel, Accor Thailand which was hugely successful.
