TYEB MEHTA Bearing Weight FEATURED EVENTS

This workshop invites participants to explore the relationship between line, colour, and compositional balance as tools for building harmony within an artwork. Led by artist Neerja Peters, the session draws from her practice, which is rooted in reduction, repetition, and the quiet discipline of form.

The workshop opens with a discussion on Peters’ approach to geometric abstraction, examining how rhythm, geometry, and controlled colour relationships create contemplative visual spaces. These ideas are placed in conversation with Tyeb Mehta’s practice, particularly his deliberate use of line, flat colour planes, and compositional structure to generate tension and psychological intensity.

Participants will then engage in a focused drawing exercise where line becomes the primary organising element.Through intersecting lines and measured colour application, they will explore how decisions around placement, proportion, and tone transform a surface. The session encourages a slower, process-driven approach where form evolves through attentive observation and experimentation.

The workshop concludes with a collective viewing and reflection, inviting participants to consider how individual works relate to one another. Through this process, participants experience how harmony can emerge both within a single composition and across varied responses to shared visual ideas.

About the Artist

Neerja Peters is a New Delhi–based artist whose practice centres on geometric abstraction as a meditative exploration of light, colour, and form. Originally trained as a physician, she transitioned fully to her artistic practice in 2019. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in the United States, Australia, and India, and she has participated in exhibitions and biennales across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. Her works are held in institutional collections including the New England Regional Art Museum and the Bowdoin College Museum of Art.

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TYEB MEHTA Bearing Weight (with the lightness of being).