Different emotions of a lady expressed through eyes, dual role of a mother, abstract thought on lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra, flowers, different colours connecting to happiness with musical symbols and others. All these themes were depicted in the paintings of Alpana and Manisha displayed at the Orissa Modern Art Gallery (OMAG) here in the city.
A painting exhibition by two young IT professionals, Alpana Kar and Manisha Samal, entitled ‘Dristee,’ was concluded recently at OMAG on Friday.
A total of 45 paintings by both the artists were displayed in the gallery which also laid focus on nature, spiritualism and women. An abstract painting of Alpana showcased lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra in a different vision. The temple of goddess laxmi is situated near Jagannath, besides an elephant. Another painting of Alpana depicted different activities of Radha. Alpana had 11 paintings in the mediums like acrylic on canvas and oil paintings. Rests of the paintings were contributed by Manisha.
In one of her creations, Manisha depicted different emotions of a woman through eyes. Eyes of the lady showcased different emotions, with each eye describing anger, happiness, fear, anxiety, shyness, peace, depression etc. Medium of this painting is acrylic on canvas. Another painting of her showcased how a lady was balancing dual roles of her life-as a mother and at the same time, doing other household chores.
The paintings were a big crowd puller, and they received good response from art lovers. Gallery founder Tarakanta Parida appreciated the paintings and said works of an artist get closer to the art lovers through exhibitions.
Alpana said, “As it is our first exhibition, we are very happy and excited though we have not taken any formal training in painting.” Both the techies work with TCS. Alpana is posted at Bhubaneswar whereas Manisha is in Kolkata.
The seven-day exhibition was inaugurated by renowned sculptor Raghunath Mohapatra on September 19.