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Resurgence-2012 - International Fine Art Exhibition opens January 18, 2012, at VAM Art Gallery, 15 Station Place, Metuchen, NJ 08840.

“Resurgence-2012”, the second International Contemporary Fine Art Exhibition organized by the New Jersey based VAM Art Inc. will begin on January 18, 2012 at the VAM Art Gallery, 15 Station Place, Metuchen, NJ 08840.

The work of fifteen artists from five nations representing four continents will be showcased at “Resurgence-2012”.

They include internationally acclaimed artists like Hikaru Yumura, Jiro Inagaki, Ad Arma, Murali Cheeroth and N.N. Rimzon who will be presenting their latest work along with the work of highly recognized artists like Martin Reyna, Pradeep Puthoor, Ashok Kumar Gopalan, Rita Kaplan, T.M. Aziz, Mathai Tom, Mukesh Sharma, Pratul Dash, Birenda Pani and Rani Rekha.

Ad. Arma is a versatile and renowned artist who besides etchings, creates bronze sculptures, gouaches, oil paintings and ceramics. He is from Holland and has participated in almost 150 exhibitions at various places in Europe, America and Asia. He was bestowed with the “Dutch Artist of the Year Award” in 2008.

Similarly the sculptor Hikaru Yumura from Japan was on two occasions bestowed with the prestigious Henry Moore Award. Pradeep Puthoor and Ashok Kumar Gopalan are recipients of the Jackson Pollack Fellowship.

Directors of VAM Art Inc., Mamta and Vinay Nair said that VAM Art will be expanding its list of artists as well as galleries for the upcoming exhibitions planned at Doha, Paris, Melbourne, London and Mumbai in the next two years.

The institution is also poised to be a serious platform for symposiums, debates and workshops for skill exchange, which handle subjects like art, philosophy, aesthetics, appreciation and art investment.

“We expect to evolve ourselves to be the prime enablers who can positively influence the enlightened fraternity from the community, in identifying, recognizing and collecting work of gifted artists who are consistently committed to their work” said Mr. Nair. We also aim at building a well informed and awakened group of art enthusiasts as well as collectors by ensuring that they get the genuine arts work that not only have the highest aesthetic value but a long term investment value too, he said.

About VAM Art Inc.: VAM Art is an initiative that works to bring together and promote all aspects of contemporary art for better interaction and understanding among acclaimed artists, art enthusiasts and collectors globally. VAM Art debuted into the arena of art shows in 2007 by successfully organizing the exhibition “Convergence-2007” at Trivandrum, India. Twenty five artists from six countries had participated in that show.

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Email: vinay.nair@vamartinc.com
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Art bits: 'Resurgence 2012' comes to Metuchen

The VAM Art Gallery in Metuchen just opened its second exhibition, “Resurgence 2012” (up through March 17), featuring the work of 15 artists from four continents. VAM has international ties to five galleries in Asia and Australia, and the owners, Mamta and Vanay Nair, organized their first show in 2007 in Trivandrum, India.

Among the artists in “Resurgence” are Ad Arma, who won the “Dutch Artist of the Year” award in 2008, and Hikaru Yumura, who has twice won the Henry Moore Award. In addition to Arma and Hikaru, “Resurgence” includes work by Jiro Inagaki, Murali Cheeroth, N.N. Rimzon, Martin Reyna, Pradeep Puthoor (winner of a Jackson Pollock fellowship), Ashok Kumar Gopalan (also a Pollock Fellow), Rita Kaplan, T.M. Aziz, Mathai Tom, Mukesh Sharma, Pratul Dash, Birenda Pani and Rani Rekha.

VAM Art is at 15 Station Place, Metuchen. Free. For information about hours and directions, call (855) 826-4278 or visit www.vamartinc.com.

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'Resurgence-2012', news coverage of the exhibition.

Resurgence-2012, news coverage of the exhibition.