A group exhibition began at Swaraj Vithika in Ravindra Bhavan premises on Friday.As many as 17 artists from across the country have displayed their works in different mediums before the Bhopalites. The exhibition is organised by Group-21. The exhibition began with eight drawing works of senior artist SC Ahuja who hails from New Delhi. It is based on series work entitled ‘Sufi’ in which painted the faces of Sufi saints in the tree forms by using ink and black pen beautifully. He also drew fish and bird here with some faces who is searching god in universe and sea. He also exhibited two colourful works in same series.
Another senior artist Anil Kohli, who hails from New Delhi, exhibited eight works in acrylic on canvas. His four large abstract works based on unwanted forms of nature whereas four small semi abstract works entitled ‘unexplained thought’ highlights relation with strangers by using brush and knife. The cost of his big works is Rs40,000.
The two realistic works of young artist Arup Ranjan Chatterjee, hails from Shaniniketan West Bengal entitled ‘ Rituraj’ and ‘Moon in spring’ portrayed the colours of spring and holi.
In these works, he painted lord Krishna and Radha and a tribal woman of West Bengal is watching moon in spring season by wearing soil made jewellery and using plash flower in her hair. Here spring represents dream. He used wash effect in mix media including dry pastel, earthen colours.
The two abstract works of city-based senior artist Ranjeet Arora were on displayed which are based on nature and meditation by using acrylic on acid free paper.
Two abstract works of Dr Kusumlata Sharma from Bhopal are showcased in which she painted symbolic form of temple, tree, and hill in work ‘Aastha Ka Shahar’ and forms of earth in second works by using mix media.
Some works of others artists including Behhem Malhotra, Bharti Singh, Indu Mishra, Rjeev Deyashi, Sonam Sikarwar, Suprabhat Bhaduri, Tabassium Yusuf were on display which attracted the visitors.
It is to be noted that it’s a first exhibition of this group in Bhopal and next it will exhibited in Delhi and Chandigarh. It will on view till Sunday.