Confluence of Consciousness

The luminous and tranquil androgynous faces of the Buddha are set amid a chiaroscuro of bold colours—brick red, neon blue, electric orange—on canvases encased in golden frames. Step closer, and Shampa Sircar Das’ works urge you to investigate further. Kumar Gallery, one of the oldest art galleries in the Capital, is hosting a fortnight-long solo show of Sircar Das’ works, titled Confluence Of Consciousness. The exhibition features 22 works in acrylic, each imbued with mythological motifs from the Buddhist and Vedic pantheons in layers of impasto. “My…