Wall of Celebration to make art accessible, inclusive

In a significant step to make art inclusive and accessible to majority of the society, Splatter Studio has come up with the initiative, Wall of Celebration, wherein works of both budding and senior artists would be displayed at places where people often come together. After displaying select works of over 14 artists at That Madras Place in its inaugural edition in February, Splatter Studio has now given space to 10 artists, three of them from the previous edition, at the ongoing Wall of Celebration at Crimson Chakra restaurant in Adyar. 

“I don’t mind repeating the artists, though we want to give space to as many artists as possible. Also, we don’t compromise with the curation. The exhibition will go on till April 2 and will be conducted in the second half of every month in different places,” says K Senthil Ram, an architect, who also runs Splatter Studio. 

Though the response has been encouraging to Wall of Celebration, both in terms of participation and patronage, Senthil admits that it will take time to grow. “We want to bring art out of the confinement of four walls. It is a big challenge. Though my wife Sruthi conceived the idea long before, we could make it possible only now because it is a new concept. People have preconceived notions about the arena of art, which contradicts with reality. Even I had no idea what the world of art is, what it can do and what can be done with it, until I got initiated into it,” says Senthil. According to him, artists should enjoy their work, and Wall of Celebration helps them negate the stress around holding an exhibition at galleries. 

However, Senthil says people have become open-minded and begun to invest in art wisely. “As part of this initiative, one can buy an art work for as cheap as Rs 800 to Rs 1,000” he says. Currently, there are two make-shift walls to display the art works and Senthil is working to make it bigger and better with every edition. “We have been planning to hold this at airports and cinema halls, malls and other public places. We have been talking to authorities concerned,” says Senthil, who is open to collaboration to reach out to the masses.