Art of Seeing: How to Feel Art
A safe space to slow down, breathe in beauty, and connect back with yourself, through the quiet power of art.
Led by artist and storyteller Sundeep Verma, Art of Seeing is a guided experience where you don’t need to “know art”, you just need to bring your heart. No rules. No judgments. Just an invitation to sit with a painting and let it hold your emotions, your ache, your hope, your joy, your confusion.
This edition features the work of legendary painter Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, an artist whose dreamlike paintings are maps of memory, longing, and layered lives. His canvases feel like inner worlds you’ve been to, even if only in dreams or heartbreak.
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An immersive art-walk through India's defining contemporary art.
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Limited spots. Bring a friend or come as you are.
Hosted by: Cobalt Blue Foundation in association with Kiran Nadar Museum of Art.
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Facilitated by: Sundeep Verma
Featured Artist: Gulam Mohammed Sheikh
Duration: 180 minutes
Location: Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), South Point Mall, Saket. New Delhi.
Date: 7th June. Saturday. 2025.
Time: 3 PM - 6PM.
Entry: Free with registration.
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About the Program
“Art of Seeing: How to Feel Art” is an invitation to see slowly, to listen with your eyes, and to connect with art not through intellect but emotion. Designed as an art-walk format. This interactive session will help you connect deeply with India's contemporary art.
Guided by artist-educator Sundeep Verma, this special session centers around the works of legendary Indian painter Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, whose layered, poetic, and map-like paintings do not just depict the world, they immerse you into an emotional journey through your own self through them.
Through storytelling, reflection, and stillness, we’ll journey into Sheikh’s visionary universe where time folds, histories collide, and the viewer becomes part of the narrative.
This program is part of Art of Seeing, a globally conducted series with over 80 immersive art experiences held across museums, embassies, galleries, and public spaces.
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Featured Artist: Gulam Mohammed Sheikh
Gulam Mohammed Sheikh is one of India’s most celebrated modern artists, a painter, poet, scholar, and thinker whose work bridges tradition and experimentation, miniature painting and contemporary politics, storytelling and silence.
Born in Gujarat in 1937, Sheikh’s art spans over five decades of imagination. Drawing from Indian, Persian, and European painting traditions, he weaves together dense visual tapestries that defy linear time and geographical borders. His canvases feel like dream-maps: layered with myth, memory, and multiplicity.
A founding figure of the Baroda School, Sheikh has also been a revered teacher, editor, and cultural commentator. His work asks us not just to look, but to wander, question, and feel.
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What to Expect
• A guided walk through select works by G. M. Sheikh
• Slow-looking techniques to tune into the painting’s emotional depth
• Journaling, reflection, and open discussion
• A rare opportunity to experience art as memory, poetry, and presence
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Facilitator Profile: Sundeep Verma
Sundeep Verma is a multidisciplinary artist and storyteller, with a rich background in advertising with agencies such as Ogilvy & Mather, Grey and more. He has led creative experiences across India and internationally.
Founder of the Cobalt Blue Foundation, Sundeep created Art of Seeing with counselling psychologist Ruchi Ruuh to help people experience art with heart, not just head, unlocking the emotional intelligence of visual storytelling.
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About Cobalt Blue Foundation
Cobalt Blue Foundation is a non-profit arts and culture initiative that believes in art as a doorway to self-awareness, emotional healing, and cultural connection. Through immersive programs like Art of Seeing, we engage audiences of all ages in ways that are accessible, reflective, and deeply human.
The organisation's work has been recognized across embassies, schools, museums, and public spaces. Cobalt Blue is committed to making Indian contemporary art intimate, relevant, and alive.
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Who is this for?
• Art lovers, both beginners and seasoned
• Cultural explorers, educators, and therapists
• Students and seekers of slow, mindful engagement
• Anyone who wants to feel art, not analyze it
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Why this matters:
Because sometimes, a painting knows what you’re feeling before you do.
Because beauty is a kind of medicine.
Because you’re allowed to feel, everything.
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Limited Seats. Prior registration mandatory.
Register at:
https://forms.gle/adAiNM3WSP3EnMe5A
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