Freedom of thought had a spontaneous flow. Ananya Sharma reports
All of All of us are born with an instinct to create. Be it writing prose and poetry or creating a sculpture or painting. Any form of art represents the voice of the artist.
Freedom of Thought, a painting and sculpture exhibition presented by Uchaan group, is one such showcase where each artist has spoken in his or her own true voice. “Most artists have a vision that they need to express. Art has its own language and vocabulary which helps the artists in expressing their ideas and thoughts,” said Jyoti Kalra, founder of Uchaan group.
Anuradha Madan’s beautiful painting, The search, pertains to a person’s search for union with The Almighty. “The work is all in pen and shows a man who has renounced the materialistic world and is moving towards The One,” shared Anuradha. “In this painting, you have a hint of a Buddhist temple in the background which is symbolic of The Enlightened one,” she added. On being asked what made her want to be an artist despite being into film making and advertising, she said. “I was painting alongside my advertising job. But of late, I was feeling very stagnated. So I decided to quit and stick to painting alone. Though I do feel that the sense of aesthetic and importance of detailing I learnt in film making is helping me in this tremendously, at the end of the day, both are creative fields. However, as a creative expression, painting resonates more strongly with me,” Anuradha answered.
Another mesmerising painting by Sunita Agarwal called Childhood shows a young carefree and chirpy girl, “My painting shows the time with the open road with all the unknown ahead. It is the time when childhood is the happiest.
living solely for the purpose of unmediated experiences of freedom and love. Not living for the idea of life, love and purpose which is laid by the grownups. There is a story telling element in Sunita’s creative process which tries to highlight the social issues on children and women. “It illustrates my perceptions, feelings and sentiments” she added.
Tapasya Gupta, one of the sculptor’s participating in the exhibition, says that she draws inspiration from what exists around her.
Her sculpture Irony comes across as very intense. “I receive and comprehend in my own poetic way. My sculpture, Irony is an expression from general life scenarios prevailing today and it depicts how the boiling cauldron of stresses and endless aspirations mostly consume us. Only my hands playing with clay could convey what my heart actually wanted to say,” Tapasya said.