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Their passion for painting keeps them together

Staff Reporter

`Antara - the inner differentiation,' an exhibition of paintings by them, will be on till May 3

Bangalore: "Antara - the inner differentiation," an exhibition of paintings by Anne Samuel, Lakshmi Priya Daniel and Razia Tony, will be on till May 3 at the Lakshana Art Gallery on Race Course Road here.

These artists are faculty members of Stella Maris College in Chennai. They have displayed their works in other cities, including Hyderabad and Chennai. Each employs a unique style of expression.

Ms. Samuel has revived Indian folk themes, depicting danseuses, rural landscapes and elements of nature. She has experimented with different textures in her works, and has also paid attention to the space occupied by the main subject on canvas. "A balance of space and art is essential as the eye then has time to take it in," she says.

She says that as an artist, one cannot adopt a single style. Instead, each artist has to evolve his or her own style. A few artists evolve their styles some times by accident.

A distinct influence of Hindu mythology and rituals can be seen in Ms. Daniel's works. Her paintings on display comprise two series, "Panchakanya" and "Saptapadi". The "Panchakanya" series, through the depiction of five powerful women Tara, Mandodri, Sita, Draupadi and Ahalya, represents the five cosmic forces of nature, while the "Saptapadi" series reflects the seven vows that are part of the Hindu marriage rituals.

Ms. Daniel says she is intrigued by numerology and rituals and prefers painting on "darbha" (grass) mats to the conventional canvas. The "darbha" mats provide her the freedom which the canvas does not. Through the use of mirrors in her paintings she has tried to involve the onlookers into her art. Ms. Tony's paintings are marked by the use of intense imagery and layering. She has focussed on the expression of varied emotions of women, and her paintings capture them in almost haunting images. The visages of women seem to emanate from the background, merging with the colours, yet retaining their distinctiveness. She works with acrylics, but her style is almost similar to that of oil paintings.

The passion for painting keeps these "three musketeers of art" together.

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