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Art-savvy siblings
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At a time when appreciation for naturally endowed art is dwindling; the Gudiwada Sisters create ripples with their sublime talent
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Doing it with passion The sisters derive pleasure by allowing their artistic streak to explore new vistas
Mastering difficult art - cone painting - was never easy for the siblings popularly known as Gudiwada Sisters. The art requires loads of patience, concentration and above all immense skill. Unconventional in its form, the art involves filling up of c
olours in small cones (similar to Mehendi cones) and embellishing the hand-drawn art with tiny drops of colours.
Their creativity at its full flow impressed even the Dalai Lama who appreciated a gift of cone-painted portrait of Buddha in the backdrop of a leaf, presented to him during the Kalachakra-2005. Soaking in the adulation were sisters Jyotsna and Haripriya.Without any formal training in cone painting, the sisters started working on the art as a hobby in 1996. A cone painted portrait of the then Union Railway Minister Ram Vilas Paswan was gifted to him when he visited an exhibition here. After that, there was no looking back for the Gudiwada sisters. They held close to 20 exhibitions in Vijayawada, Hyderabad and Guntur and their works became a regular feature at the annual horticultural shows and at the Haritapriya exhibitions. Born to Gudiwada Somanatha Rao and Draupadi, they completed their education in Vijayawada before settling in Guntur. Their grandfather, Namburi Hanumantha Rao, was former president of Guntur Chamber of Commerce.Thanks to the unflinching support of the parents, the sisters developed and perfected what was once only a pastime. It all started with painting portraits of Gods and Goddesses of all religions and when they gradually expanded their horizons and produced images of landscapes and various living forms, the art world began to take notice. “We spend days on a single piece. A shape is drawn on a piece of cloth and embellished with oil paints. Each work takes a minimum of 7 to 10 days. Though there is a good demand for them in the market, we do not intend to tread the commercial path,” Jyotsna and Haripriya say emphatically. Their home in Old Guntur is dotted with innumerable such works. The sisters dabble in other creative art forms like fabric painting, vegetable carving, sand painting, glass painting and crystal basket making. Using dry logs of trees to create a wonderful table is as simple a task to them as making a pen stand with used chips.
P. SAMUEL JONATHAN
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