HYDERABAD: As part of Telangana Formation Day, an art camp of more than 200 artists was held at State Gallery of Art for four days. The artworks by the artists will be put on display at the gallery as part of an exhibition on June 2 celebrated as the state formation day. The camp saw artists not just from the state from other cities and towns of the country as well. Holding their own brushes and boxes many of them were scurrying amidst several fresh canvases dripping with fresh paint. The camp saw a variety of opuses taking shape ranging from forests, animals, figuratives to abstracts oozing with a blast of different hues and their symbolism.
We saw Vijay Biswal giving final touches to his painting of a moving grey train while a woman tries to stop it with her traditional dance. The surface appears glassy and in motion. The colours despite symbolic of gloom somewhat appear fresh and rain-washed. The artist, himself an employee in Railways explained, “Our life much like the oft-said cliche is a journey, and this is best depicted though vehicles we travel through whether the distance is long or short.” It was worth the visit to see city-based senior artist Parameshwar Raju weaving his magic on the canvas with his calligraphy. His work apparently birds in blue ink try to reach to a treetop. The same artwork if looked from another angle appears to be of a school of fish trying to hide inside a sea plant. His strokes as usual are smooth and in unison.
Hyderabad based artist Ramesh’s painting of Lord Krishna was water-based acrylic showing his face in absolute serenity as he plays his flute while several flowers seem to bloom around his head and spread all around the canvas. After looking carefully one can figure Radha dancing in a corner. The work had a finesses of its own kind which was quite appealing to the eyes justifying the sense of aesthetics.
Artworks of Fawad Tamkanat had his signature canvas of photo realism with a blast of colours showing young women lost in a mad dance or perhaps celebration of life in their own timelines. But the vibrant colours stayed only with their attire they bled into the sombre shades surrounding the lines of the figures. We also saw canvas of Farhad Tamkanat of a lady painted in orange and curled around her own body. Hyderabad was present in the canvases of other artists be it in the painting of Osmania biscuits in a jar painted by Kumidini, or in canvas by artist Akshay depicting Hyderabad in its typical busy time.