DUBE'ious distinctions

When you take a walk into the Alliance Franchise, you are treated to a visibly subtle yet tranquil digital/sculpture art show by Canadian-based architect-turned-artist, Dominic Dube for whom the exhibition is a narrative as to how Indian spirituality and peace has influenced him in many ways.  

Through sensibly carved sculptures and digital prints, the exhibition is a juxtaposition of incidents and experiences of the mundane life of the artist in between his 1996 and 2016 trips to India. The architect, who stays in Bengaluru has surrendered himself to the manifestation of the audience to imagine, question and challenge what one’s own senses are telling them, as does art. The artist states that for every successful architect, to create an architectural marvel, one needs to have a clear understanding of the aesthetics of art and also a connect with the society around him.

A good architect is an artist at heart. The delicate curves of sculptures and monochromatic colours depict a sense of peace and calm. He intends to keep his artworks simple yet tries to capture the aesthetic sense similar to Japanese caligraphy. His oeuvres for this particular show have nothing to do with the chaos, mess or turmoil the country India is going through now, rather his work focuses of mainly the spirituality, culture and peace that he has experienced in India.

One can see and experience through this art show with the works realised, unrealised concepts and a sense of tranquility. His works exude the simplicity of an Anish Kapoor work and he aims to bring in more simplicity and peacefulness into his future body of works.

The writer is an art curator and the show is on at the Alliance Francaise till March 27.