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The show brings together a group of artists with diverse vocabulary and expression
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WINGS OF COLOUR An untitled work by Bhagyanathan which is on display at Mapping The South
By showcasing the drawings, paintings and sculptures of a plethora of artists from South India, Mapping The South, a travelling exhibition put together by Vinnyasa Premier Art Galery, Chennai, tries to provide a peek into the art scene of the region.
The exhibition catalogue claims that the heterogeneous group of artists represented in the show with their diverse medium, vocabulary and expressions puts forth a panorama of divergent methods and representations that in many ways makes it interesting, dynamic and invests it with potent energies.
On display are works of well-known and senior artists such as Surya Prakash with his charming lotus ponds titled Dream of Nature, Laxma Goud represented by finely marked mixed media works and Achuthan Kudallur coming up with a couple of his trademark abstracts. Also catching one's eye are Thota Vaikuntam's colourful and rustic women, Douglas's absorbing expositions, P. Gopinath's refined and multi-hued arrangements, Thota Tharani's Roosters rendered with colour chalk, R.M. Palaniappan's riveting work on paper To Re-discover Each other and R.B. Bhaskaran's squatting Cat.
City artists
Among the works of Karnataka artists on display are Yusuf Arakkal's brooding composition, J.M.S. Mani's works from Badami series, S.G. Vasudev's now customary female face, and foliage-based arrangements of Milind Nayak and Anuradha Nalapat.
Noticeable pieces of sculpture in the exhibition are those shaped by Kanniyappan (Inspiration from Warli), Paramasivam (To Go & To Come), T.R.P. Mookiah (Bull Fight), S. Nandagopal (Garuda) and Srinivas Reddy (untitled three-piece terracotta work).
While appreciating the effort of the organisers to project the artists of the region, one cannot turn a blind eye to the obvious deficiencies of the show. For starters, the display appears cramped and unimaginative, depriving the observer of real viewing pleasure. Many of the works seem to be there more on account of the reputation of the artist rather than any special artistic merit of the pieces themselves. At the same time, many serious and outstanding artists of the region who deserved to be represented are missing from the exhibition map. The absence of curatorial intervention is, thus, quite obvious.
The exhibition, which has already covered New Delhi and Mumbai, concludes on February 2 at Chitrakala Parishat, before moving to Chennai.
ATHREYA
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