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Artists discover Photoshop
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An ongoing exhibition reflects the meeting point of art and photography
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A Nikon D-70, a scanner, Adobe Photoshop, a graphics pen and the sensibilities of a trained artist; put all these things together and the possibilities become evident
MERGING LINES Artists meid canvass into photography
It was bound to happen: artists discovering photography. And it has happened sooner than expected as the first signs are in evidence at the ICCR gallery where seven artists are showing works that meld into the realm of photography. The exhibition, curated by Ramana Reddy, called `Artists' lens is on show till September 12.
Seven artists are showing their works and they are as different from each other as oranges, melons and apples. Nemiraj Shetty brings an artist's perspective to photography with his interpretation of urban spaces. He juxtaposes the urban contradictions using the linearity and symmetry of buildings with the contoured and shapeless Deccan landscape - an open space near a row of buildings, a clutch of buffaloes ambling on a four-lane highway with the HITEC City building forming the backdrop, the darkness of the sky contrasted with the brightness of the buildings in the foreground.
Kaz Rahman, the Canada-born photographer and painter calls his work, "an exploration of the intersection between Islamic artistic expression, the natural elements and contemporary culture." See his work and you see an image of darkness and decay but not without an underlying message of hope. The startling thing at the exhibition is the work of Laxman Aelay. A Nikon D-70, a scanner, Adobe Photoshop, a graphics pen and the sensibilities of a trained artist; put all these things together and the possibilities become evident.
Using images captured in Kadirenigudem in Nalgonda, sketching on the prints or blending and smudging in Photoshop, Aelay work is full of surprises and wonderment. Filmmaker Narsing Rao has also joined the gaggle of digital artists with his photographs that distort the image and try to nudge the meaning out of the viewer.
SERISH NANISETTI
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