This exhibition is about the effect technology has on our lives, and on art

Google has become a part and
parcel of our lives. So much so, that we can't imagine life without the search engine which brings every knowledge to our fingertips.


What we see is not what they see by Riyas Komu

Our lanes, our roads, our cities, everything is mapped on Google Earth. Not just the search engine, our entire lives have become dependent on technology. And it's not just everyday lives which are being affected by technology, art too, is being influenced now. That is what this show, Tech-Cut-Edge Revelation, by four artists -- Riyas Komu, Baiju Parthan, Chintan Upadhyay and Sunil Gawde -- is all about.

It's all about ideas
"This is all about ideas that constitute our world, with the emphasis on technological changes that modify our perception and in turn change the way we experience the world, says Parthan. "It is a parody of the 'street view' from Google Earth.

The street views are constantly updated snapshots of streetsu00a0 in major cities across the world that can be accessed once logged into Google Earth," he adds. The paintings on display offer myriad views of the street, mostly in grey and black, with bursts of colour thrown in. The artist is referring to how our experience of the earth has changed from flat earth to planet earth and now to Google Earth.