The eye-catching and beautiful art pieces are wooing the city art lovers. The 28th National Exhibition of Contemporary Art began here on Friday at the Modern Art Gallery Bharat Bhavan. The exhibition is jointly organised by South Central Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur and Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal. The art pieces showcased at the exhibition are different from each other. As many as 18 artists from across the country have displayed 214 art pieces at the gallery. Notably, on the inaugural day 18 artists were given awards worth Rs17 lakhs.
The artists including Akhilchandra Das of West Bengal, Bhim Malhotra of Chandigarh, Chhipa Sudhakar from Telangana, and Radha Krishna Rao from Delhi were given the awards of Rs2lakh in the senior category. Further, Divya Patwa of Bhopal was given Rs one lakh under junior category. Under the similar category, Mangesh Harish Chandra from Maharashtra, Sumanta Chouwdhary from Andhra Pradesh was given Rsone lakh. Moreover, other amateur artists were given the awards as well.
Notably, all art forms are being displayed at this exhibition. From paintings to graphics and from photographs to mixed media is a part of the exhibition. Interestingly, the art work on terracotta, sculptures and dying art are also displayed here. The creative works reveals the various moods of abstract and modern art at the Gallery through the paintings which was a spell binding experience for the art lovers of the city. This exhibition is all about contemporary art on canvas. The exhibition explains the perceptions of the artist through figurative paintings.
The art lovers could find exquisite works of artists on different concepts concerning about their inner perceptions. Not only this, but the artists have also showcased their creativity through sculptures which left no limit for appreciation by the Bhopal art enthusiasts. The art enthusiasts are having an enthralling experience of watching all the art works as they walked through the gallery. This exhibition is a continuum of creativity and one could feel the transformation of it into colors. The viewer were awestruck to watch their creations, many local artists also visited the gallery and appreciated the work displayed there. The exhibition will be on view till April 28.