WORKS OF ART: Paintings put up on the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan premises in Madikeri.

Madikeri: The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan premises here is currently playing host to an exhibition of paintings, all by students of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan-Kodagu Vidyalaya (BVB-KV) School here.

Works of art in vivid colours dot the interior of one of the halls, conveying their meanings to the connoisseurs of art in their own way. Portraits of freedom fighters, animals and Nature form the bulk of the lot.

When children start painting, an onlooker will not even get an inkling of what they are doing. The wobbly lines go up and down making one suspect what the jaunty kids are up to. But, after colours are filled into the empty slots and the work is ready, it speaks volumes.

According to Rajeshwari Raghu, director of the BVB-KV, colours and symbols in paintings convey the thoughts of the child. Colours such as red, yellow and orange conveyed happiness while blue conveyed message of peace, Dr. Raghu said. Purple denoted royal and philosophical thinking while green symbolised prosperity, she said. Use of black and grey conveyed sadness.

In one instance, a child had made a portrait colouring it in black. On enquiry, it was revealed that the child's parents were not getting along well, Dr. Raghu said. Younger ones drew more of flowers, which exemplified their love for mother, Dr. Raghu said.

Similarly, symbol of a house was indicative of security. Painting the sign of sun was assumed to bring brightness and trees were seen as symbols of shade and peace. Normally, many a child drew pictures of birds, which denoted ambition, joy and merriment, Dr. Raghu said. Mountains and rivers too were invariably an integral part of the paintings by children. They indicated that children must be left to themselves without much control. They would learn and benefit greatly from Nature.

Efforts of the BVB-KV arts teacher, Prasanna Kumar, seemed to have paid dividends. He has succeeded in bringing out the best in children.

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