by S.N. Venkatnag Sobers
Mysore is known for its rich culture and heritage. Since decades, Mysoreans have been patronising arts of different kinds. Be it dramatics, painting, craft, music or any other fine art form, people continue to support and celebrate the artists’ creativity.
This year, Dasara Sub-Committee has given an opportunity for budding artists and professionals to display their art work at the art exhibition organised by Dasara Fine Arts and Handicrafts Sub-Committee at Kalamandira premises on Hunsur Road.
The exhibition, which was inaugurated yesterday, has already become a hit among Mysoreans and tourists. Being the centre of cultural activities, Kalamandira has been attracting a lot of visitors who have been mesmerised with the display art works. This apart, for the first time visitors to the art expo have been given a chance to the express their view through art on the 500 ft canvas which is placed outside Kalamandira building. People of all ages were seen stroking the brush on the giant canvas to express their views.
“This year the art exhibition has been of a different kind and has been organised on a larger scale. With the involvement of general public we are trying to promote the creative work of artists who have come out with some of the best art works,” said Dasara Fine Arts and Handicrafts Sub-Committee President Badal Nanjundaswamy.
Jumboo Savari: Just as one climb’s the steps of Kalamandira, he/she will get to see a unique art work created by Badal Nanjundaswamy titled ‘Jumboo Savari’, an applied art in which three cars have been placed on top of each other. There is also an art work titled ‘Life and Death’ created by students of Ravi Verma School of Art. Speaking to SOM, Arun, lecturer, Ravi Verma School of Art, said that the art work ‘Life and Death’ depicted the life which is colourful and full of activity and the other part is the life after death where the activity stops.
The art expo at Suchitra Art Gallery in Kalamandira has variety of works ranging from sculptures, hand embroidery, painting, wood inlay, photographs and others which are treat to watch. It will be open to public from 10 am to 9 pm till Oct.4.
This is for the first time that Dasara Sub-Committee has invited all the art schools in Mysore to be a part of the art expo. Speaking to Star of Mysore, V.A. Deshpande, Dean, CAVA, said that the idea of involving art schools was initiated by the Sub-Committee to provide an opportunity for students to display their art works.
“This will also provide an opportunity for the people to know about the works being done by the art school and their level of excellence. Both art and craft are two faces of the same coin. This is the reason that the Sub-Committee has involved handicrafts in the exhibition,” said Deshpande.
Students from CAVA, Ravi Verma School of Arts, Sri Kalanikethana School of Art and Vyjayanthi School of Art, all from city, are participating in this year’s Dasara art expo. With students being given a platform to display their art work, it is sure to attract more enthusiasts towards fine arts and craft.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / Friday , September 26th, 2014