HYDERABAD: Koti Residency in the Osmania University College for women offers an inspirational space for creative performance. “When I started visiting the British Residency, I felt an instant connection. I felt a sort of calling, to revive this space,” says Sravanthi Juluri, an internationally acclaimed contemporary artist, known for her art works done in abstract form. She performed at the Residency through canvas and stage recently.
The 21 works of acrylic art on canvas were a combination of artist Sravanthi and her son Avish Juluri’s styles. Their art exhibition was not limited to the canvas, but was extended to the stage as well. Sravanthi carried the same word that was spread across her artworks, with live music and natya performance onto the stage.
The performance was a dialogue between the artist and the art, an on-stage conversation between her and her alter ego, with an appearance by her son.
The aim of the Art performance was to spread cultural awareness by bringing into context the rich tenets of aesthetics, and making historical sites relevant cultural sites.
“I wanted to create a bridge for people to connect with the art form and the whole genre of abstract art in general since people misunderstand abstract art to be a thing of the West,” explains the artist.
“The curator Koeli Mukherjee and I have been researching extensively. I believe that the Indian Puranas, Natya Shastras, and music would help me communicate my ideas and build that bridge,” she added.