Imagination has no barriers

Renaissance Art Gallery will host a group art show till June 17. The artists exhibiting their work at the gallery include Lokeswara Rao, Eknath Giram, Anand Mali and Dnyati Wagh.M Lokeswara Rao was a part of the 1983 batch of Indian Forest Service(IFS) and belongs to Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh.Settled in Bangalore, he has been practising the ancient art of Tanjore paintings for the past several years. He uses poster colours, acrylic and multimedia frequently to do his paintings and also paints on paper and canvas.He has done several contemporary style paintings like zodiac signs, different rasis/constellations like Aries, Saggitarius and Gemini; and women series too. He has also done paintings on animals and abstract paintings in digital form. Apart from that, he has done the big Tanjore painting of Krishna devouring butter; and Lakshmi sitting on lotus.His works include paintings of Unjal Krishna, Radha Krishna, Yashoda giving fruits to Krishna, Swing Krishna, Leaf Krishna Bhagavad Geeta, Krishna Geethopadesa, Saibaba, Balaji and Ganesha. One of his most important works is of the cartoon character Alladin. Adding his own touch in Tanjore style, the painting is a remarkable contemporary piece of art. For Alladin flying with Jasmine, he won the Art Slant show case award.And, that’s not all. To pay tribute to the 70-year-old cartoon characters Tom and Jerry, he has painted Tom and Jerry celebrating Christmas in Tanjore style again. Rao is also a photographer and takes inspiration from streets, nature, daily life and lifestyle. He is the author of several books including Plant biodiversity of world.Ever since M Lokeswara Rao was a child he had this unique inclination towards drawing and sketching.He always had this way of looking into things with an altered perspective.Imagination has no barriers.It is stronger than anything known to man, faster than the speed of light, deeper than the ocean of thoughts.It is the seed for the basic intellect of creativity and innovation. The displayed works are mere examples of re-invention of creative bliss.Every piece of art has deep thought and meaning supporting its visual description.He has participated in many art camps and is a recipient of several awards like Art Majeur Silver Award 2011 and Art Slants Most Popular Emerging Artist award Eknath Giram is a young artist qualified from Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya, Pune, who is slowly carving a niche for his figurative style in mainstream art today. Giram had his first solo exhibition at Mumbai in the year 2000 where he focussed on the two extreme moods of women Shrungar ras’ when she is at the peak of gratifying emotions, adorning herself without while she is blissful within; and Viraha ras’ — when she yearns in separation; lonely and lost. He then painted in oils and acrylics on canvas, his theme centred on the deity of all moods — Krishna.The artist has always been drawn by the deity and his various escapades. Using Krishna and his tales as his central theme, the artist communicates his thought processes through muted shades and subtle tonal variations that anoint the canvasses with a depth of understanding and land tangibility to the works of art.His paintings reflects the moods, episodes from life and times of Krishna or other imagery that is associated with the narrative of Krishna.His style is expressionist and semi abstract figurative.The artist displays an atypical portraiture of Krishna and his consorts with the figure always being similar in composition. Among the women consorts be it Radha or Gopis, the ear remains hidden while it is abstractly defined in the Deity.In the current series in acrylic on canvas, the artist has introduced some unusual shades in his general palette of ochres, reds and blues. He also depicts a prolific application of brush and knife, creating interesting spatial configuration.It goes to show how the artist is progressing with his muse. Giram’s fourth solo show was held in January 2007 at Mumbai. He has had a few group exhibitions as well. He lives and works in Mumbai.Dnyati Wagh will also be presenting her work at the Gallery. She will be exhibiting paintings — an extension of the theme Mayur that she has been working on for a while. In the painting titled Krishna, the peacock feather has a strong connection with the deity himself. It always decorates Krishna’s crown.Also, in these paintings, you will always find Krishna’s face in any of the feathers irrespective of the direction. Her work Radha portrays the intricacies of the relationship between Krishna and Radha.The exhibition will be on till June 17 at Renaissance Art Gallery