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Nature within=20

Conceived from within, Anuradha Nalpat=E2=80=99s lovely = landscapes=20 demonstrate perpetual poetry and idealism. Anuradha visualises = forms and=20 sways with colours=E2=80=A6all coming from nature, from oneself. =

The=20 canvases, done in oil previewed on Saturday, are on display at the = Chitrakala Parishath between the August 16 to 18. And, in Kochi = from the=20 August 29 to September 4.

Her = handling of=20 vision dodges what is actually seen; the = =E2=80=98treatment=E2=80=99 of paint is unique=20 and conveys nature in its splendour. The choice of contrasting = elements=20 portray movement, be it curvy lines or the suppleness of colours. = The=20 trees are circled with delicate concentric lines with the branches = barking=20 out in all directions, spreading across the entire canvas. The = snowy=20 mountainous pictures portrayed with draped strokes of paint, gives = softness to the massive forms, disregarding defined notions of = solidity of=20 mountains; the water moves across the surface = rhythmically=E2=80=A6it appears that=20 the colours and forms stem from her imagination in order to call = up a=20 particular imagination.

In present day art ventures, = landscape=20 painting seems conventional. Various new mediums and interventions = in art=20 belittles the various types of landscape painting, considering it = too=20 repetitive or too much done. When seen from a narrow perspective, = modern=20 landscape painting is swinging back and forth between two = divergent=20 approaches.

On the one hand, there has been an effort to = transcend=20 traditional forms. On the other hand, many artists who do set out = with=20 aims to depict pure, unaltered experiences and expressions in = nature, are=20 considered too formal or =E2=80=98realistic=E2=80=99 as the = progress in photography and=20 the existence of =E2=80=98natural=E2=80=99 landscape painting from = time immemorial creates=20 an abundance of varieties of pictures from nature. Thus, it seems = that=20 what is seen now is seen before.

But, Anuradha challenges = this.=20 She asserts that nature is within all of us and thus we know it. = And, the=20 expanse of nature allows her to achieve an unstoppable continuity = through=20 the beautiful hues captured in her canvases, eliciting a zealous = response=20 from the spectator.

Placing creativity =

Dakshin=20 Hawa, a painting exhibition at the Alliance Francaise (Aug 5 to = 14)=20 featured four young artists emerging from different backgrounds = who are=20 presently based in Pondicherry. The show not only acknowledged = their=20 belonging to the city but also depicted their search and = comfortableness=20 with the place=E2=80=A6 which helps the artists to freely gather = their wandering=20 imagination.

There are many artists today who appropriate=20 themselves as protagonists in their work of art; the characters or = forms=20 in the paintings work as dynamic or hidden alignments helping to = discover=20 a meaning to their life and art. These artists focus primarily = upon the=20 figure as a subject. It is usually taken for granted that human=20 appearances in paintings serve as a direct approach in recording = human=20 experiences. The visualisations in these paintings have strong = individual=20 personas, however, with a generalisation.

Though it seems = that the=20 artists are not particularly concerned about noting down = individual=20 experiences, the paintings mention specific details. They seem = more=20 concerned with the generic idea of people or a person, people in = relation=20 to their surroundings, people shaped by their interests, needs and = activities, people as humanity in present context, experience and=20 location.

In Kirti=E2=80=99s, Arpita and = Vishwajyoti=E2=80=99s paintings the human=20 forms are integrated with the other forms in the painting forming = a=20 structure on the whole. Appearing as wrapping, figure and = background,=20 interior and exterior into a single or multiple metaphors. =

In=20 Kirti=E2=80=99s work the theme of sand or beach and the horizon so = connected to=20 Pondicherry is seen in all her work. In its subtlety, plainness or = pureness there is a consistent schematicism - a subtle dynamics in = interaction of form and colour, but not without reference to real = things.=20 All the paintings have their language of signs and poetry.=20

Arpita=E2=80=99s experiences in her paintings include the = figurative=20 elements as formal elements along with contours and shades, = forming the=20 structure of the painting. Thus, the notion of figures being = considered=20 representational is subverted as the figure also works as one of = the=20 formal elements, giving it equal importance like form or colour, = along=20 with various objects/renderings in the painting.

Bikendra=20 portraits placed symmetrically in a linear fashion exposes = expanses of=20 flat =E2=80=98field=E2=80=99 spaces. The linear forms with = portraits seemingly=20 superimposed, work as signs of the symbolic language the artist = has=20 developed.

Array of sorts

Five artists = namely=20 Barathan, Chelian, Dakshnamoorthy, Rajasekaran and Ravi from = Chennai=20 exhibiting their paintings at the Chitrakala Parishath (Aug 8-4) = inherit=20 the theatrical preference in the various styles portrayed in their = works.=20 Accumulating ideas and influences, such as the Ganesha icon, = images from=20 Ajanta paintings, these humble artists, depart from each other, = and=20 cultivate an individual style or technique by experimenting and = creating=20 varied works of art, though conceptually a common strand unites = their=20 work. Dakshinamoorthy uses a different material like fevicol in = his=20 paintings to get a particular effect whereas Chelian, inspired by = the=20 miniature and Ajanta paintings, uses the deftness of his nails in = creating=20 landscapes. He applies the technique of scraping paint. Barathan = attempts=20 to paint horses as if molded out of terracotta.

The other = two=20 artists, Rajasekaran and Ravi, adopt individual expressions, = either=20 triangular planes or picturesque forms. Rajsekaran=E2=80=99s = Rockets have multiple=20 vertical parallel lines shooting upwards spread across the = horizontal=20 expanse of the painting with linear indications to differentiate = them.=20 Most of these works are done using oil or acrylic, on canvas. =

Out=20 of these artists, Dakshinamoorthy=E2=80=99s varied canvases appear = as the most=20 =E2=80=98painterly=E2=80=99 in the artistic sense of the word. =

He uses the=20 adhesive - fevicol to give a slight relief and transparent effect, = and the=20 fast =E2=80=98watery=E2=80=99 strokes softly line-out the forms in = the mist of paint. His=20 interest in a life underwater, is seen in all his paintings. =

He=20 terms the different beings collating with the numerous forms as a=20 synthesis of a culture, an inter-relation or interplay with life = and the=20 surrounding vast world below. Using oils he creates a misty watery = effect.=20

A lot of his work is fishes wriggling their way about = within the=20 vastness and borderless expanses of water contained within the = frame of=20 the painting.

Though the works in the show arouse an = interest, it=20 is disdained by the inexperienced way the works are displayed. = Other than=20 cluttering imagery, it also confuses the onlooker in identifying = works as=20 each artist grapples with various subjects and styles. = Re-affirming the=20 notion that in spite of sincerity portrayed by artists through = works, a=20 dexterous display counts a lot.

Nirali Lal=20

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