A retrospective of a noted painter Chandresh Saxena ‘Pranati’ is being put up at Modern Art Gallery of Bharat Bhavan. Centered on Saxena’s works, the exhibition began here from February 13 that would continue till March 9.
Notably, ‘Pranati’ exhibition is a look back of the works of various artists who have contributed immensely in the field of art.
It is being organised by Rupankar, lalit Kala Sangrah Bharat Bhawan every year on the occasion of its foundation day.
Earlier such retrospectives of noted legends of MP including DJ Joshi, Ram Manohar Sinha, Vijay Mohite, Afzal have been organised.
As many as 170 paintings of Chandaresh Saxena have been put up there. Most of his figurative works that are on display at the gallery are made with oil colour and water colour on paper.
The strokes he had given to his paintings are adorned with the emotions and the deep perception of the artist.
The artists hailed from
the wonder city Ujjain and so it could be observed that he is a maestro of the
European Art.
Saxena painted ‘Ramghat of Ujjain’ and ‘Bojha Cant’ Market of Indore in brilliant colours in which he covered the whole scene of that ghat and market with its crowd, all packed delectably in a
small painting.
Several paintings of Mandu on which he did research including Jahajmahal, Rani Rupmati Palace, Chor Darwaza etc are also
exhibited.
Some other paintings including PSC office of Indore, Raja Ki Mandi , Agra, lake Place, Udaipur, of Mandu, Mangal Nath temple, Ujjain, Shipra Ghat of Ujjain, Malwa House of Indore, Banaras Ghat of Varanasi, Mahakaleshwar temple, Ujjain, Harshingar temple, Ujjain and others are major attractions of this exhibition.
Interestingly, most of his works are live painted. Notably, he used to hunt for the location and paint whatever he sees beautiful. The gold medal awarded painting from Italy is also displayed there.
His son Anoop Saxena, senior section supervisor in BSNl, Indore said, “My father was a nature lover and very dedicated to his work and also a disciplined person. His paintings are like extravagance for the art students.”