Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 2: A week long Art Exhibition of paintings, drawings and sculptures by Sweden, Taiwan and Indian artists concluded at the Exhibition Halls of International Reorich Memorial Trust (IRMT), Naggar, Kullu.
Two artists of Jammu were among 18 artists ranging from young artists to well established ones who participated in this Exhibition.
Among the well known artists whose work were displayed included Jammu based artist Jang S Verman working on his innovative technique termed as ‘NoPaint Images’. In the works of Jang S Verman, no conventional use of colours or such other medium is made but intricate quality of image is exploited to create a visual sufficient in itself to convey the visual impressions.
In the work of Senior Fellowship holder Prabhinder Lall, Chandigarh based artist, the play of open space is utilized to create visuals of landscape in its free form.
Navin Dhiman (HP), displayed his colourful myriad of spring flowers and the essence of robust colour schemes in its rich fragrance in his paintings. Ishwar Dayal a senior artist from Uttarakhand now in Chandigarh has played with his phantasy filled paintings.
Dr Meena Baya (Rajasthan), Dr Sunita (Jalandhar) and Nitasha Jaini (New Delhi) chose for female related themes in acrylic medium. Young artists Amrit Kaur (Jammu), Harpreet Kaur, Manjot Kaur (Chandigarh), Ena Kondwal (HP) and Pratibha Gauri (Jalandhar) have opted for landscapes in their works.
In the metal casts of Mana Madh Rao (Andhra Pradesh) the concepts of time and space are taken. The works have been executed with a professional excellence.
In the works of Gunilla Gofgren, Aita Elgerot, Evald Bjorkman and Margareth Ojsu (Sweden) and Liyu Vu (Taiwan), the works executed in acrylics medium, deal with different themes ranging from day to day life events to abstract landscapes and the aspects and happenings of spiritual nature in one’s life.
The exhibition that was inaugurated by Larisa V Surgina, the Russian Curator of International Centre of the Reorichs, Moscow was visited by a number of artists, intellectuals and the general public.
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