Can We Talk? by Mohd. Intiyaz
Throughout his life, Intiyaz has been in the middle of various social situations and family experiences that had lasting impact on his memories and artistic sensitivity. His artwork often sheds light on crucial childhood events related to migration and marginalization. Realising many of these hardships were not unique, but often a shared reality, he started to question why injustice is overlooked as a societal norm—and why it is so hard to talk about it openly. While camouflaging high tension citizen crises, each artwork presents us with an underlying question regarding labour, production, protest, and identity.
Show Dates : Saturday, 30th July - Sunday, 7th August 2022
Show Location : Method Kala Ghoda - https://g.page/MethodKalaGhoda
The Art :
Change is inevitable.
Title : Empathetic Medium : Acrylic on Canvas Size : 39.5" x 25"
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This mural addresses the difficulties involved in the activity of fetching adequate water. When I as 8 year old me and my family were renting a place in Delhi. At that time we didn’t have water supply connection. We used to get our necessary water from mu- nicipal water tank. The people in the queues were desperate and vicious, because water is limited and people, endless. I remember an incident where I was in queue with my bucket, and a woman threw my bucket away just because I was a renter.
Title : Age 8 Medium : Mixed Media on Canvas Size : 72" x 24"
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Sometimes when there is a water shortage and there is no water at home, my whole family will be upset all day about how to get work done that day, and this thing will be on everyone’s mind throughout the day. People from slums are always called shortsighted. But when your basic needs are not filled you are stressed till you can fulfill them, and worry that you can also fulfill them in the next few days too.
Title : Maze Medium : Mixed Media on Canvas Size : 72" x 36"
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Life is like a circle. It seems that the place where we stand now is the beginning and where we take give up, is the end. It feels like an endless journey.
Title : Finding End Line Medium : Mixed Media on Sack Size : 44.4" x 29"
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Title : Numb Medium : Mixed Media on Sack Size : 45" x 25"
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Rule, Law this word seems to be just a pretense. This is only made for certain class of people. What is Important at that time when someone is troubled by the financial situation?
Title : Ways Of Seeing 1 Medium : Mixed Media on Canvas & Fabric Size : 60" x 18"
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Every human lives on the basis of memories, they keep them and try to remove some as soon as possible. There was a time when we were all went through a phase. Many people faced troubles in that period. Their sorrows are the greatest but we all saw humanity dying. This has led to spot that can never be forgotten.
Title : Ways of Seeing 2,3,4 (Set of 3 works) Medium : Mixed Media on Paper Size : 8.3" x 11.7" (each)
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Every human lives on the basis of memories, they keep them and try to remove some as soon as possible. There was a time when we were all went through a phase. Many people faced troubles in that period. Their sorrows are the greatest but we all saw humanity dying. This has led to spot that can never be forgotten.
Title : Ways of Seeing 5,6 (Set of 2 works) Medium : Mixed Media on Paper Size : 8.3" x 11.7" (each)
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I have beautiful memories of my childhood, from the be- ginning of my adolescence. I started observing the ways of society and those around me and tried to be responsible for my actions toward others. In this series, I share a few of these memories. Where I live today, there is a mixture of culture and religion, bringing together all kinds of people. Sometimes there are festivals, with a variety of food vendors selling to those attending the festival. In one of these pan- els, I am paying homage to a memory from a past festival. I am carrying balloons to sell, for my family was facing great economical issues at the time. I needed to sell balloons to support my family, but I felt the shame of what I was doing, so I hid my face with the balloons. This was not easy, and I remember I struggled with my siblings to find happiness even in the small things.
Title : In My Street 1,2,3,4 (Set of 4 Works) Medium : Mixed Media on Paper Size : 8.5" x 6.1" (each)
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The Artist:
Mohd. Intiyaz is a visual artist from Jharkhand with an MFA (2019) in Paitning from Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi. He was a resident artist with Khoj Peers in 2019, Art for Change in 2020, and 1Shanthiroad in 2021. His art has been on view at the Kochi Muziris Student Biennale 2018, as well as in groups shows in India and abroad. Mohd Intiyaz was the recipient of the FICA and Mrinalini Mukherjee Foundation Emerging Artist Award 2020.