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Weaving dreams
Impressive A work by Preetha Kannan.
‘I have always felt the living presence of trees
The forests that calls me as deeply as I breathe
As though the woods were marrow of my bone
As though I myself were tree, a breathing reaching
Arc of larger canopy…’
These lines by poet Michael Glaser echo in your ears as you glance through the works of artist Preetha Kanan. The generous use of colours in her paintings reflecting the mood of the trees, weaves a dream full of joy and bliss. In town to exhibit her
recent creations, “Dream Weaver” which concluded at New Delhi’s India Habitat Centre this week, Preetha explains the reason for painting trees in contrast to human figures. “Each colour has a meaning and a technical aspect involved in it, using it as a subject is my forte. I paint trees in unreal colours to create a surreal, dreamy picturesque. Looking at nature helps people forget their daily woes and gives respite from the negativity around. So I like to weave dreams with colours.
The walks in the woods
“Besides change is always pleasant, it’s good to be different, so I think beyond human art forms,” she adds. The Mumbai-based artist has held over 20 exhibitions across the country and abroad. Preetha says she loves to walk in the woods and talks of taking strolls in the Jim Corbett National Park. She is happy to spend time in company of nature to get inspired from the mighty trees. She clicked a lot of pictures of the trees there. “I am very fond of textures and impressions. So I combine the textures of ten different trees from the pictures I click, bringing out intrinsic details on the canvas,” she says showing a patch of contrasting coloured dots on the tree branches known as pointillism.
It’s not only painting, which lures thisartist. She was actively involved in the Narmada Bachao Andolan with Baba Amte. The artist was the secretary of a local NGO in Madhya Pradesh at the age of 19 and has been working for issues like female foeticide and dowry in the region. Films and music are her other interests, she is also into singing Hindustani music.
French painters Monet and Seuret’s works have been an inspiration for Preetha. “I love the works of impressionist painters Monet and Seuret and Tyeb Mehta’s art among Indian painters.” Preetha has also been painting nudes and plans to bring out her next collection, combining nature and human forms.
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