An art do with no canvas

This was an arty rendezvous, but sans any canvas. It was one where stainless steel was moulded and painted into art pieces.
The exhibition was by Delhi-based artist Alex Davis, and he spent most of the time thanking guests for their compliments – all but Sahar Zaman, who pointed out, “His works are great, but are badly lit. Such pieces require dim lighting rather than bright, but that’s not his fault.”
The evening had all it takes for an art demonstration – the fashion and art fraternities under one roof, the ‘hi-hellos’ with exaggerated mwaahs, the artist welcoming the guests with a drink and some snacks, art critics discussing the artist’s career in a quiet corner, a handful of PYTs competing with the artworks for attention and a bunch of foreign artists amused by almost everything.Conversations flowed freely about fashion, trends, friends, films and art, of course. For all the praise that Alex got, his better half wanted no share of the credit. “I just take care of him, make good food, etc, have never helped him with his work,” said Sangeeta.
This was perhaps the only do where Rima and Vidushi
Mehra didn’t step in together. Husband-wife duo Shantanu and Rima entered together, and when we asked the obvious question, Rima replied with a laugh, “No, no, Vidushi’s also coming.” So she did, with her hubby Nikhil.
We also met Roger Foley, a sculptor from Australia. He had pinned an interesting badge to his shirt, that read, ‘Aaj nahin kal, dhanyawaad’ in Hindi (see picture, top right). When he was asked about it, a friend standing next to him commented, “A lot of people on the road disturb him when he’s commuting in the city, so this is to shoo them away politely.” But that, apparently, wasn’t the reason.
Said Roger, “This is to keep everyone happy and smiling. Look – whoever reads it starts laughing.” It takes all kinds to make Delhi the fun-loving city it is,
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