Bringing budding and experienced artists under one roof
Visiting A.I.F.A.C.S (All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society) has always been an energising experience for me as it helps to dust off stress from my soul. This monsoon, there is a colourful display of paintings belonging to veteran and junior artists on one platform. The initiative to bring both the junior and senior artists under one roof is a commendable step as it instills a sense of pride and confidence amongst the emerging and young artists, as they find their works being displayed with the stalwarts of art fraternity.
There are paintings of different genres; some are vibrant; some inspire the human imagination; some help to bridge the gap between space and material objects; some are depositories of history and take us back into bygone eras while some challenge your ability to create meaning; some help to look at the outside world with a different colour.
Big names like Ram V Sutar, Biman Bihari Das Paramjeet Singh, Jivan Adilja, Krishna Ahuja, Jagdish Dey Archana Das, B N Sehgal, Moen Fatima, to name a few have their precious artworks which are being displayed at the esteemed gallery. Among the young and emerging artists there are works of Harinder Prasad, Pankaj Goswami, Bharti Dayal and many others.
Harinder Prasad is a promising artist as at a tender age he deals with tough subjects.
Moen Fatima's work shows a lady with two swans. The painting is suggestive of compassion of humans on animals and birds; something which is missing in this materialistic world. Although the subject is simple yet its very meaningful. Balance use of cool and warm colours have been the painting very captivating. The compassion in the eyes of the lady are worth noticing.
Paramjeet Singh seem to suggest the same meaning through his artwork. In his artwork, a lady is seen in harmony with nature. The colour combination has made the painting elegant and vivacious.
Late Archana Das' painting is a unique blend of child like innocence and adult like wisdom. The use of earthy colours have made very bright and harmonious. Both horse and elephant stand for power and wealth and suggest that our fast paced lives are being increasingly overshadowed by greed for power and pelf. In the process we are losing out happiness. Jagdish Dey's artwork depict the fragile relationship of man and woman. In the painting, the relationship as been shown to be as fragile as an earthen pot.
Biman Bihari Das has displayed his majestic sculptures in the garden area of the gallery. His sculpture on Goddess Durga symbolises victory of good over evil.
The colourful exhibition of junior and senior artists is on display at the esteemed gallery of A.I.F.A.C.S till July 18. It's a must visit for the art lovers.
