Halcyon Gallery, London is proud to present The Trance Narratives, an exhibition of new works by Indian artist, Jagannath Panda, from 4th- 14th November 2015. The forthcoming solo exhibition, his first at the gallery, sees the artist juxtapose mythology and spirituality with the harsh realities of globalisation and rapid development in his home country. In 12 large mixed media paintings and 2 sculptures, nature collides and coalesces with the manmade.
Jagannath Panda was born 1970, Bhubaneswar, India. He received an M.F.A in sculpture from the Royal College of Art, in London, and has also been a visiting researcher at the Fukuoka University in Japan. His work has been exhibited widely, with solo gallery shows in Tokyo, London, Berlin and San Francisco as well as frequent exhibitions in New Delhi and Mumbai.
Jagannath Panda often uses animal forms in his paintings. He paints and sculpts animals with an innocent wonder, usually embellishing their surfaces with metallic fabrics or shimmering colours, as if to amplify their inherent magical powers. Panda’s animals function as icons, albeit those we recognise from Hindu mythology which constantly transmogrify, in their infinite form and variety.
