Chitrangan art exhibition in Thiruvananthapuram is a coming together of diverse themes

The Chitrangan accumulation astatine the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi creation assemblage astatine Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan successful Thiruvananthapuram, brings unneurotic the works of 15 artists — some trained and self-taught, curated by Bengaluru-based creator Sarthak Tyagi. By presenting a wide array of styles, media, and themes, from idiosyncratic explorations of emotion to a Malayalified representation of Frida Kahlo, the accumulation emphasises diverseness and the integration of varied creator voices.

The accumulation is organised by Kalashaala, founded by the curator to bring experienced artists and self-taught artists connected the aforesaid stage. The organisation has held 5 exhibitions and volition organise 2 much successful February and March, successful Goa and Bengaluru, respectively.

The works

Aparna Nandakumar’s Seeking Redemption is the rendition of a ineffable grove, wherever her ancestral temple is situated. The grove is presently unattended, resulting successful an unkempt appearance. The creator finds quality successful her surroundings, with the grove displaying a mystic glow contempt being neglected. . “I person tried to convey an interior meaning that adjacent if determination are nary devotees oregon nary supporters to assistance you up, if you person interior determination to grow, you volition glow. The temple is maintained by nature,” says Aparna.

Her different works see a representation of the Meenakshi Sundareshwar statues inspired by the sculptures astatine Khajuraho and a enactment titled Transcending the Template. In the latter, inspired by the South Indian contented of hanging thenar fronds during auspicious occasions, the leaves are shaped similar birds, representing societal roles that permission radical lifeless.

Arun Shyamala Kumar’s works amusement Malayali men and women garbed successful accepted attire. The assortment successful apparel and accessories represents antithetic socio-economic identifiers, specified arsenic caste. The beingness and lack of aureate kasavu (zari) connected their garments and ornaments successful the portraits further underscores the economical quality the creator attempts to explore.

Arya Suresh’s Picking the Mask showcases 5 types of constitution utilized by Kathakali characters lasting beside a woman. The creator says, “The enactment depicts a pistillate indispensable take betwixt these masks each time to survive.”

Frida Thampuratti, a representation by Arya, was calved retired of her tendency to spot Frida Kahlo, a world-renowned Mexican painter, arsenic a thampuratti or a Malayali noblewoman. “She was a feminist; her ideas were precise bold for her time. I admit however she broke the mould successful presumption of life, by surviving connected her ain terms.”

Sindhu S Nair’s work, Sahasraksha, is simply a pictorial depiction of the communicative of however Lord Indra got 1000 eyes connected his body. Sindhu says, “Indra, infatuated with sage Gautama’s woman Ahalya, has an illicit narration with her. In rage, Gautama curses Indra to person 1000 pistillate genitals connected his body. Ashamed, Indra goes into isolation. When different gods petition the sage to reverse his curse, helium agrees to alteration them into eyes.” The mixed media enactment is simply a operation of Hindu mythology with modern art.

Sindhu’s different works see Panchavaktra, depicting the 5 faces of Shiva, and Maya, a enactment connected optical illusion.

Anupama Ramachandran’s 3 works, Change, Transform, and Hope, divulge the emotions of the artist. “I americium an intuitive painter. I overgarment what I consciousness like. I americium besides a healer; the conception of healing done coating is what appeals to me. It is what I americium feeling astatine the time. I commencement by doodling and enactment connected that concept. It tin besides alteration portion I americium moving connected it.”

Chitrangan accumulation is connected astatine the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi creation gallery, Vyloppilly Samskrithi Bhavan, till January 25.