Detail: NEW YORK, NY – Chelsea’s Agora Gallery will feature the original work of New Delhi artist Shivender in From Here to There. Agora Gallery opens its doors for public viewing of this exhibition on March 8th with a reception on Thursday March 10th, from 6pm to 8pm. Admission is free.

About the Artist

Self-taught New Delhi artist Shivender is inspired by nature. His canvases are the result of his visualization and observation of the world around him: people, objects, and nature. As a result, these works combine imagination with spirituality and emotion, capturing a moment in an attempt to convey the artist’s feelings and sensations to viewers. As Shivender says, his pieces are suspended in time, each a capsule of the past, what he's learning in the present, and a preview of the future.

Shivender is particularly interested in beauty, expression and color, and seeks to achieve a perfection of harmony by finding the best way to present a subject. For this reason he tends to work in series, exploring a single subject in different perspectives and hues, first in charcoal and then in acrylic. This work is a unique combination of the conscious and the unconscious, incorporating both to create what Shivender himself describes as “a sense of visual mystery” that intrigues the viewer and invites us to explore his pictures in greater detail.

Exhibition Dates: March 8, 2016 – March 29, 2016
Reception: Thursday March 10, 2016, 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat 11:00am – 6:00pm
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, Chelsea, New York
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Shivender.aspx

Featured Artists:

Lars Aukrust | Marianne Bech | Gerd Dagne | Gregg Emery | Annita Faitaki | Cesar Garcia | Stephanie E. Graham | Larry Greenberg | GTaleb | Mark Hellweg | Fanny Karchmer | Charlotte Lisboa | Gregory Maroun | Jorge Russinke | Shivender | Martin Sitta | Lyudmyla Voloshyna

About the Exhibition

A Journey of Epic Proportions: “From Here to There”

Seventeen artists collaborate in the exhibition From Here to There to bring a New York audience on a magnificent journey of self-discovery, expression, and realization. Buzzing in energy, color, form, and texture, the works on display hint at real worlds while obscuring just enough to direct the viewer’s experience and effectively control the conversation. Abstractions flourish across canvas, while figures bend and transform before the viewers’ eyes. Varying on the scale of fiction and reality, the artworks featured tell a unique story of humanity, nature, and society in inventive ways. Most of all, however, they tell a story of movement and change: making this an exhibition that truly takes you from one state of mind to somewhere completely new and exciting.

About Agora Gallery

Agora Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea’s fine art district in New York. Established in 1984, Agora Gallery specializes in connecting art dealers and collectors with national and international artists. The art gallery’s expert consultants are available to assist corporate and private clients in procuring original artwork to meet their organization’s specific needs and budget requirements. With a strong online presence and popular online gallery, ARTmine, coupled with the spacious and elegant physical gallery space, the work of our talented artists, who work in diverse media and styles, can receive the attention it deserves. Over the years Agora Gallery has sponsored and catered to special events aimed at fostering social awareness and promoting the use of art to help those in need.