From being a mere artist’s imagination, art has come ways ahead to be a poignant medium to voice contemporary issues, a mirror to society. Affirming this statement, Drawing -13, a five-day exhibition by Painting Department students of the BK College of Arts and Crafts was inaugurated at the lalit Kala Akademi Regional Centre gallery at Kharavel Nagar here on Wednesday.
Voicing boldly on issues disturbing the society, the exhibition showcases 60 drawings, paintings in oil, acrylic and water colour mediums, mix-media and installation works by 39 students of the college. From conventional to non-conventional, real to surreal; visions of the nascent art students keep on exploring all types of contemporary mediums.
Poignant strokes of these budding artists display much more agility in concept as well as its rendering on canvas. Final Year student Radhananda Jadav’s sculptor speaks of devastating changes happening in environment. Depicting contrasting styles and moods Second Year student Binay Kumar Khora finds ‘Happiness’ in the innocent smile of an innocent village kid, while Fourth Year student Sisir Kumar Das tries to enter into a boy’s mind using mix-media on canvas.
Second Year student Samant Raita’s non-conventional art portraying an artist’s moods was quite intriguing. “I believe in depicting the ultimate truth of life – the never-give-up nature of human.
A person has to transcend all emotions in life to attain salvation,” says Samanta Raita, a Second Year student on his painting ‘Victory’.
Third Year student Dhirendranath Thakur’s painting depicting human selfishness that uses innocent animals to give wings to its own dreams is a thought-provoking one. The artist portrays his own daily life, his dream girl and dream projects as in Santanu Kumar Meher’s ‘Incenses in life’. “It is me; it is my life that I tried to portray,” says he. Fourth Year student Pragyan Parimita Behera’s painting on child labour and Third Year student Satyaranjan Das’ work on social brutalities against women have a strong appeal for visitors.
Convincingly mature in their thought processes, these students have selected proper mediums to render their concepts to impress the onlookers. let it be portraying day-to-day life, nature, environment to explore moods of children and women, all the participants have come out boldly to express their vividly-hued views on canvas to raise concern over numerous social issues.
“Exhibitions of such types will provide a base to students and showcase their talents,” says Head of Department, Paintings, BK College of Art and Craft Subrat Kumar Mullick. The exhibition was inaugurated by State Director of Culture Sushil Kumar Das in the presence of eminent filmmaker Nirod Mahapatra as the guest of honour. A publication, Drawings 13, was also unveiled during the occasion. The exhibition will remain open till April 15.