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Painting stone temples with felicity

— Photo: G.P. Sampath Kumar

Another milestone: Artiste B. Jayashree appreciating the paintings of Chinnappa after inaugurating the exhibition which is on at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath in Bangalore.

Bangalore: Be it painting film posters or capturing images of ancient monuments onto the canvas, artist K. Chinnappa does it with great felicity. No wonder the 74-year-old artist received accolades from art enthusiasts on the inaugural day of the exhibition of his paintings at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath.

The madha salaga (elephant) and the challata (fair fight) of deer come alive on giant-sized canvases. But the main attraction are the intricately drawn stone sculptures of temples in Hampi, Belur, Ellora, Ajantha and the Sun Temple of Gujarat.

Mr. Chinnappa said, “Each painting has taken close to 40 days. I first took photographs of the sites and used them to paint”.

Mr. Chinnappa has been painting banners, cut-outs and hoardings for films for over six decades now. He has worked for over 4,000 films in six languages. His colleagues from the Kannada film industry say that Mr. Chinnappa is a self-taught artist with a lot of talent and modesty.

“Rajkamal Arts has been a pioneer in the film industry for decades and Mr. Chinnappa is one of its most talented artists. His fingers create magic with the brush. I hope he will make efforts to encourage youngsters to take to painting in this day of digital art,” said filmmaker T.S. Nagabharana.

Artiste B. Jayashree said Mr. Chinnappa deserved wider recognition and his paintings should be exhibited in New Delhi as well.

“Mr. K. Chinnappa's life's journey with brushes” is on at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath till August 30 between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

For details, contact Rajkamal Arts on 94480845519.

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