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An artist’s stance

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Against imperial trendS: Artist Sreeni Paleri with his paintings at the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery in Kozhikode.

Kozhikode: The exhibition of paintings by Sreeni Paleri, which concluded at the Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery in Kozhikode on Wednesday, was an interpretation of the imperialism that has crept into every sphere of our living.

According to Paleri, every sphere of life — family, education, music, politics, religion, the world of a child and even the water one drinks — has been intruded into and influenced by imperialism and globalisation. There are a total of 30 paintings in acrylic and oil.

‘Stolen Childhood,’ throws light on how children have turned to new games. ‘Baghdad -Baghdad,’ draws one’s attention to the situation in Iraq’s capital including Saddam being executed, a child war victim and other images.

‘The land of coxcombs,’ points to the destruction brought about by ecotourism projects.

According to the artist, these projects are offshoots of globalisation and imperialism. It impacts birds and snakes among others, Sreeni observes.

Sreeni Paleri, an arts teacher at Holy Family High School, Padathukadavu, Kozhikode, had come up with an exhibition of 28 metal relief works based on O.V. Vijayan’s ‘Khasakinte Ithihasam’ at the Lalithakala Akademi Art Gallery in Kozhikode two years ago.

The painting ‘Nightmare,’ deals with gap in family relationship of those employed in the IT sector. ‘Global Menu,’ presents the scenario where multinational companies in the food sector inject their cuisine into the food culture of the Keralites.

‘Slow poisoning,’ shows the ‘vicious turn’ that tourism projects like home-stays might take.

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