Presents
Curated by
Rishabh & Saloni Shroff, Tarana Khubchandani
This large collection of artworks titled, ‘Little TRUNKETS’ hopes to address the severe shortage of support for elephant conservation in India. Currently, India’s elephants receive only about a third as much support as African elephants and an eighth as much as India’s tigers – an unfortunate reality given the charm and irreplaceability of the Asian elephant.
With COVID19 mankind’s broken relationship with Nature has come to the fore. Conserving the Elephant is one step towards rebuilding this bridge.
The Exhibition ‘Little TRUNKETS’ will help to capture the allure of the remarkable elephant through art.
“We hope this endeavour will help people realize what we stand to lose if elephants continue to lose their habitat and to raise support for their conservation” Dr Tarana Khubchandani – Director, Art & Soul Little TRUNKETS is a great opportunity for collectors to enjoy art as paintings, sculptures and ceramics. For the young aspirational collector as well as the art connoisseur, it is a rare chance to collect a unique piece of work and support an important cause.
Renowned Mumbai based sculptor Arzan Khambatta has designed and created a coveted limited-edition series of the playful pachyderm sculptures, a delight for every family to take home!
Sandeep Ghule
The Owl I
Medium acrylic on canvas, 18 x 18 inches
Sandeep Ghule
The Owl II
Medium acrylic on canvas, 18 x 18 inches
Heeral Trivedi
Hide & Seek
Acrylic on book and canvas board, 24 x 16 Inches
Heeral Trivedi
Abracadabra
Acrylic on books & canvas board, 24 x 16 Inches
Heeral Trivedi
Hide & Seek
Acrylic on book and canvas board, 24 x 16 Inches
Heeral Trivedi
Abracadabra
Acrylic on books & canvas board, 24 x 16 Inches
Laxma Goud
Faces I
Etching on paper, 8 x 11 inches
Laxma Goud
Faces II
Etching on paper, 8 x 11 inches
Puja Kshatriya
Rainforest
Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches
Gaja Rupa or the depiction of the elephant has been integral to India’s visual aesthetic. The elephants carrying the magnificent Kailashanatha Temple in Ellora or the many depictions of the Elephant Head God Ganesha to Mughal and Rajput miniatures, the magnificent animal presents itself in many forms of our arts. We depict flora and fauna since man began to self-organise in the caves as they feared, hunted and domesticate animals as seen in the cave drawings of France and Bhimbetka. In contemporary art we continue to depict animals as a constant source of depiction.
Nayanaa Kanodia
Fashion Hysteria
Oil on canvas 36 x 42 inches
Nayanaa Kanodia
The Onlooker
Oil on canvas 48 x 36 inches
Sukhad Das
He & She
Gouchae on canson paper, 15 x 19 inches
Farhad Husain
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas 48 x 48 inches
Seema Kohli
Moon Myths – 19 Mula
Acrylic and ink on canvas with 24ct gold and silverleaf, 1 feet diameter
Seema Kohli
Moon Myths – 7 Punarvasu
Acrylic and ink on canvas with 24ct gold and silverleaf, 1 feet diameter
Sivaranjani
Frolic I
Acrylic paint, 13.5 x 17 inches
Vinod Sharma
Rocksacpes I
Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 inches
Vinod Sharma
Rocksacpes II
Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 inches
Yogesh Rawal
Red Cloud
Paper, collage, tissue, cellulose, synthetic resins and treated wood, 18 x 18 inches
Sheetal Gatani
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 24 inches
Vilas Shinde
Untitles I
Acrylic on canvas, 36 X 36 inches
Vilas Shinde
Untitles II
Acrylic on canvas, 36 X 36 inches
Sivaranjani
Frolic II
Acrylic paint for the medium, 11 X 8 inches
Sujata Bajaj
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas, 39.3 X 39.3 inches
Sivaranjani
Frolic III
Acrylic paint for the medium, 13.5 X 17 inches
Sakti Burman
Untitled
Watercolour on paper, 24 X 19 inches
Partho Dutta
Horses
Watercolour on paper, 28 X 18 inches
Sakti Burman
Untitled
Watercolour on paper, 24 X 19 inches
Partho Dutta
Horses
Watercolour on paper, 28 X 18 inches
Ajay De
Mother theresa
Acrylic & Charcoal on paper, 63 X 40 inches
Nabibakhsh
Nothing as it seems
Oil on canvas, 66.5 X 34 inches
Ajay De
Mother theresa
Acrylic & Charcoal on paper, 63 X 40 inches
Nabibakhsh
Nothing as it seems
Oil on canvas, 66.5 X 34 inches
Suhas Bahulkar
The Mistic Encounter
Acrylic & goldleaf on canvas, 24 X 24 inches
Lalitha Lajmi
Untitled
Watercolour on paper, 12 X 9 inches
Suhas Bahulkar
The Mistic Encounter
Acrylic & goldleaf on canvas, 24 X 24 inches
Lalitha Lajmi
Untitled
Watercolour on paper, 12 X 9 inches
Laxman Aelay
Untitled I
Oil on canvas, 12 X 12 inches
Laxman Aelay
Untitled II
Oil on canvas, 12 X 12 inches
Tarun Jung Rawat
Water baby and sea of life
Mixed media on canvas, 60 X 44 inches
Tarun Jung Rawat
Fly free
Mixed media on canvas, 62 X 44 inches
Shiv Nath Ram
Dbangg
Mixed media, 23 X 23.5 inches
Shiv Nath Ram
My Village
Mixed media, 23 X 23.5 inches
Yashwant Deshmukh
Kite
Acrylic on canvas, 36 X 35 inches
Yashwant Deshmukh
Wall
Acrylic on canvas, 36 X 35 inches
Jenny Bhatt
Ganesha
Acrylic on canvas, 48 X 48 inches
Amit Ambalal
Untitled
Watercolour on paper, 6.6 X 6 inches
Jaya Lamba
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas, 59 X 56 inches
Revati Sharma Singh
Beyond Borders
Multi block artwork, 76 X 76 inches
Babu Xavier
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas, 24 X 24 inches
Bina Aziz
Untitled
Mixed media on canvas, 36 X 48 inches
Bina Aziz
Golden Mane Horse
Mixed media on canvas, 53 X 36 inches
Jinsook Shinde
The Rhythm of the day
Pigments on paper, 48 X 42 inches
Aparna Caur
Untitled
Mixed media on canvas, 14.5 X 11 inches
Jinsook Shinde
The Rhythm of the day
Pigments on paper, 48 X 42 inches
Aparna Caur
Untitled
Mixed media on canvas, 14.5 X 11 inches
Shivani Dugar
Wish & A Dream
Oil on canvas, 60 X 40 inches
Subhash Awchat
Devrai
Acrylic on canvas, 72 X 48 inches
Shivani Dugar
Wish & A Dream
Oil on canvas, 60 X 40 inches
Subhash Awchat
Devrai
Acrylic on canvas, 72 X 48 inches
Santanu Hazarika
Cornered
Acrylic on canvas, 48 X 36 inches
Jogen Chowdhury
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper, 11 X 7.6 inches
Santanu Hazarika
Cornered
Acrylic on canvas, 48 X 36 inches
Jogen Chowdhury
Untitled
Watercolour on Paper, 11 X 7.6 inches
Sudip Roy
Elephant
Acrylic on canvas, 45 X 45 inches
The Elephant Herd is a peculiar social organism that is matriarchal but consisting of many many males and females who travel together for big for food, water and safe spaces. The protect their young, care for their old and mourn their dead. We need elephant corridors as the reigns are much larger than humans, they need to pass through from one forest to another without coming in conflict with humans. In times such as the pandemic we face now we should learn from the heard rather than find ourselves as lone wolves.
T M Aziz
Untitled
Oil on canvas, 18 X 18 inches
Shipra Bhattacharya
Milky Way
Acrylic on canvas, 52 X 52 inches
Tanuja Rane
Untitled
Etching, 10 X 12 inches
Vinita Karim
Sienna Nights
Acrylic gold and copper leaf on canvas, 24 X 24 inches
Tanuja Rane
Untitled
Etching, 10 X 12 inches
Vinita Karim
Sienna Nights
Acrylic gold and copper leaf on canvas, 24 X 24 inches
Dileep Sharma
Petals of Flowers
Acrylic on canvas, 52.5 X 41 inches
Satish Gupta
Zen Space
Haikus, 15 X 11 inches
Dileep Sharma
Petals of Flowers
Acrylic on canvas, 52.5 X 41 inches
Satish Gupta
Zen Space
Haikus, 15 X 11 inches
Samir Mondal
Still Life
Watercolour on Paper, 11.5 X 14.5 inches
Naval Jijina
Flight to Mars
Oil on canvas, 28 X 36 inches
Samir Mondal
Still Life
Watercolour on Paper, 11.5 X 14.5 inches
Naval Jijina
Flight to Mars
Oil on canvas, 28 X 36 inches
Vasant Wankhede
Untitled
Watercolor on paper, 22 X 30 inches
Vasant Wankhede
Untitled
Watercolor on paper, 22 X 30 inches
Brinda Miller
Missing Pieces
Mixed media on canvas – Jigsaw, acrylic & epoxy paint, collage, 24 X 28 inches
Jai Zharotia
Untitled
Mixed media on paper, 30 X 21 inches
Brinda Miller
Missing Pieces
Mixed media on canvas – Jigsaw, acrylic & epoxy paint, collage, 24 X 28 inches
Jai Zharotia
Untitled
Mixed media on paper, 30 X 21 inches
Suresh Muthukulam
Gajaleela
Acrylic on canvas 3 painting – 36 X 60 inches each
Rajesh Ram
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas, 60 X 84 inches
Syed Ali Jafri
The Waiter
Mixed media on paper, 48 X 72 inches
Rajesh Ram
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas, 60 X 84 inches
Syed Ali Jafri
The Waiter
Mixed media on paper, 48 X 72 inches
Shuvaprassana
Elephant
Acrylic & charcoal on canvas board, 24 X 30 inches
Shuvaprassana
Elephant
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas board, 30 x 24 inches
Lalu Prasad Shaw
Untitled
Pastel on paper, 15 X 22 inches
Shola Carletti
Indigo Gold Series
Mixed media on canvas, 27 x 37 inches
Lalu Prasad Shaw
Untitled
Pastel on paper, 15 X 22 inches
Shola Carletti
Indigo Gold Series
Mixed media on canvas, 27 x 37 inches
Sushma Jain
Always Remember
Oil on canvas, 56 X 44 inches
Yuvraj Patil
Elephant and Mahout I
Charcoal on canvas, 48 x 30 inches
Yuvraj Patil
Elephant and Mahout II
Charcoal on canvas, 48 x 30 inches
Paresh Maity
Innocence
Acrylic & oil on canvas, 32 x 32 inches
Paresh Maity
Innocence
Acrylic & oil on canvas, 32 x 32 inches
An elephant mind is similar to the Human mind, the Buddha says the elephant meditates and watches its breath in remembrance. An elephantine memory allows the elephant it’s wisdom much like the artists in this group who have meditated and sat over the context of their art practices. Which allows a mature repertoire that at times comes from age, hard work and the experience of life. The elephant in the wild is raw passion and the one at the monastery has tamed their mind, a comparison for humans negotiating this life.
Arzan Khambatta
The Human Touch
Reinforced resin, 12 x 17 x 7 inches
Arzan Khambatta
Trunk Asana
Reinforced resin, 14 x 10 x 11 inches
Arzan Khambatta
Light Hearted
Reinforced resin, 26.5 x 14 x 9 inches
Arzan Khambatta
Trunk Asana
Reinforced resin, 14 x 10 x 11 inches
Arzan Khambatta
Light Hearted
Reinforced resin, 26.5 x 14 x 9 inches
Arzan Khambatta
My Little Friend
Reinforced resin, 10.5 x 17 x 11 inches
Arzan Khambatta
A Novel Idea
Reinforced resin, 10 x 16 x 9 inches
Arzan Khambatta
My Little Friend
Reinforced resin, 10.5 x 17 x 11 inches
Arzan Khambatta
A Novel Idea
Reinforced resin, 10 x 16 x 9 inches
Sushil Mangoankar
Untitled
Acrylic colours on fiber glass, 30 X 20 X 21 inches
Raj Shahani
Arc De Triomphe
Bronze, 38 X 41 inches
Sushil Mangoankar
Untitled
Acrylic colours on fiber glass, 30 X 20 X 21 inches
Raj Shahani
Arc De Triomphe
Bronze, 38 X 41 inches
Suresh Muthukulam
Dragonfly Screen
Vitrail colours on acrylic sheet, 8 X 6.6 feet
Ankit Patel
Mahatma’s Melody
Bronze, 18 X 31 X 13 inches
Suresh Muthukulam
Dragonfly Screen
Vitrail colours on acrylic sheet, 8 X 6.6 feet
Ankit Patel
Mahatma’s Melody
Bronze, 18 X 31 X 13 inches
Puja Kshatriya
The Mighty Elephant
Acrylic colours on fiberglass, 21 X 57 X 39 inches
Meghakumar is the story from the Jain Traditions of a young Prince who upon asking Lord Mahavir about his past lives realised that in his last life he was the King of Elephants who during a forest fire lifted his one leg to protect a rabbit from the falling burnt branches. He did so for so long that his leg became stiff and after the fire he fell and died after three days of excruciating pain. His sacrifice is an act of compassion, elephants are the only mammals who mourn their dead and have special places to die. Compassion if shown by mighty animals who possess ultimate strength, we humans with our consciousness should be exemplary in its practice.
Adil Writer
Elephant Platter I
Sodafired stoneware, 24 X 24 inches
Adil Writer
Elephant Platter II
Sodafired stoneware, 24 X 24 inches
Adil Writer
Elephant Platter III
Sodafired stoneware, 24 X 24 inches
Shayonti Salvi
Pathway
Porcelain, 32 x 24 inches
Adil Writer
Elephant Platter III
Sodafired stoneware, 24 X 24 inches
Shayonti Salvi
Pathway
Porcelain, 32 x 24 inches
Shayonti Salvi
The Herd
Porcelain with decal and 20 karat gold, 36 x 12 inches
About WWF
WWF India is committed to creating and demonstrating practical solutions that help conserve India’s ecosystems and rich biodiversity. Marking over 50 years of conservation journey in the country, WWF India works towards finding science-based and sustainable solutions to address challenges at the interface of development and conservation. Today, with over 70 offices across 20 states, WWF India’s work spans across thematic areas including the conservation of key wildlife species and their habitats, management of rivers, wetlands and their ecosystems, climate change adaptation, driving sustainable solutions for business and agriculture, empowering local communities as stewards of conservation, combatting illegal wildlife trade and inspiring students and citizens to take positive action for the environment through outreach and awareness campaigns. WWF India is part of the WWF International Network, with presence in over 100 countries across the globe.
About Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
India’s Leading Law Firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas was founded on May 11, 2015 and takes forward the values going back 104 years, of the erstwhile Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co. Tracing its professional lineage to 1917, the Firm has 750 lawyers, including over 150 partners, and offices in India’s key business centres at Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, GIFT City and Singapore. The Firm advises a large, and varied client base that includes domestic and foreign commercial enterprises, financial institutions, private equity funds, venture capital funds, start-ups and governmental and regulatory bodies.
The firm was named in ’25 Most Innovative Companies of the Year’ by CII. Also, received “Law Firm of the Year” award at the Asian Legal Business (ALB) India Law Awards 2020 and “Law Firm of the Year, India” at the Asialaw Regional Awards 2020. The firm was recognised as the “Most Innovative National Law Firm of the Year – India for 2020” at the IFLR Asia Awards and voted as the “Employer of Choice for 2020” from India, by the Asian Legal Business.
About Dr. Tarana Khubchandani
Tarana Khubchandani is the founder and director of Art & Soul Gallery, Mumbai and heads the not for profit organization PASSAGES that educates and empowers urban women in various spheres, but importantly, has helped raise awareness on the cause of Breast Cancer in Mumbai. This NGO provides financial, medical and emotional support to breast cancer patients in all strata of our city. A dental and Oral Surgeon by profession, Tarana is also an avid art collector and patron and started her journey as a Gallerist in 2003 with Gallery Art & Soul. With over 250 art shows of an exceedingly high calibre, she has set her sights on public art projects, wherein she has consulted and procured the art, collaborating closely with artists.
About Gallery Art & Soul
Art & Soul, established in 2003, is a gallery showcasing Indian modern and contemporary arts in the heart of Bombay. Founded by Dr. Tarana Khubchandani, as an extension of her not-for-profit activities, the gallery has pursued a discourse in India and internationally of aesthetic syncretism, producing exhibitions that are varied in genre, materiality and conceptual thought across art historical timelines. From its inception, art & soul has produced a stellar Breast Cancer charity support salon exhibition and gala. Over the last two decades, it has hosted solo exhibitions and retrospectives of artists such as Syed Haider Raza, Abdul Aziz Raiba, Krishna Reddy, Rabin Mondal, Lalitha Lajmi, Vasant Wankhede, Manu Parekh, Jatin Das, Satish Gupta, Subhash Awchat, Vilas Shinde, Jinsook, Ankit Patel, Sujata Bajaj, Seema Kohli, Vinita Karim, Yashwant Deshmukh, Arzan Khambatta, Revati Sharma Singh, Rithika Merchant. Apart from the expansive space in the Worli district of Bombay, the gallery has partnered in hosting exhibitions with the National Gallery of Art, Mumbai, India Art Fair, India Habitat Center, CSMVS Museum, Mumbai, Jehangir Art Gallery, Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai, Clark House Initiative, Kasturbhai Lalbhai Museum, India Art Festival, The Royal Opera House, Chennai Art Summit and Nehru Centre. The gallery exhibition programming is dynamic and interspersed with senior artist presentations, curated group shows and debutant solo shows for young artists.
Part proceeds of the sale will go towards WWF India’s elephant conservation work.
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