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One for the homeland
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The exhibition reflects the collective experience of the artists in `god's own land'
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THE engagement with her hometown Kozhikode was a calling that prompted Remani Nambiar of Shrishti Art Gallery to convene her first Artists Camp during August 2004. Sixteen artists from across the country were invited to the Kadavu Resorts on the banks of river Chaliyar, for a week to stay and work. The camp culminated into 30 odd paintings and several pieces of terracotta and ceramics - an impressive collection that is on show presently at Shrishti Art Gallery.
What makes artist camps interesting is the effect of the local ambience that acts as a catalyst in their creative trysts at that moment. This particular camp indeed seems to be quite a motivator to the effect that almost all the artists, even die hard `figuratives' like Jatin Das and Chandra Bhattacharjee could not help adding an element from the local landscape to their trademark figurations. While the local artists enjoyed the home turf in the extended beauty specially catered to new admirers on the home turf, the outsiders seemed positively impressed with the picturesque ambience of god's own country. As a result, the show on the whole comes out as in retrospect.
Yurico Lochan gives a simple - almost academic visual form to some healthy banana flowers, while Laxma Goud represents a couple of locals in the Malayali attire. His exceptional vocabulary is also seen in some ceramics.
Two earnest oils by S.G.Vasudev capturing the earthy environment signed in with facility and clarity create his typical aura of mystery, and currently occupied with nature in bloom and lotus ponds, Surya Prakash is tempted by the coconut groves. Sudip Roy and Vinod Sharma applaud nature with their deftly handled landscapes while Achutan Kudaloor, R.M. Palaniappan, Rini Dhumal, R.B. Bhaskaran and K. Francis have subscribed articulate works representative of their respective styles.
Jyothi Basu's overstated panorama of industrialisation as a harbour of speckled congregation contrasting with Babu Xavier's child like wit and native charm adds young fervour to the show. Ceramic master, P.R. Daroz inspires some experimental terracottas by other participants placed along side his fluent-nimble effortlessly created ceramic masks and figurines.
The exhibition is on view at Shrishti art gallery till January 12, between 11.00 am and 7.00 pm.
B. PADMA REDDY
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