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Art for the masses
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The first ever Kudla Kalavali Kalamela drew a lot of visitors
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Photo: R. Eswarraj
For everyone Visitors of all ages thronged the Kudla Kalavali Kalamela
It was billed the equivalent of Bangalore’s Chitra Santhe. Kudla Kalavali Kalamela, the two-day open air art exhibition held in the surroundings of Kadri Park, featured work by more than 200 artists and saw more than 5,000 exhibits. Interesting
ly, it was the first such attempt by the artists here to take their work to the masses.
It took preparation and planning for more than six months and around 14 preparatory meetings to get the show going. At the end of the two-day event, going by the response, one can safely state that the event is here to stay. People and art lovers who took a leisurely stroll down Kadri Road leading to the park in front of All India Radio, viewed the exhibits neatly lined up on either side of the road.
“The event exceeded expectations of not only the organisers, but also the people. The variety — arts, crafts, terracotta, murals, collage, photos, and installation art — was something no one expected,” said Dinesh Holla, Secretary of the event. “It provided a unique platform for both junior and senior artists to rub shoulders and learn in the process,” he added.
D.K. Chowta, who during his tenure as chairman of Chitrakala Parishat, Bangalore, was instrumental in bringing works of art to the street through Chitra Santhe said: “Kudla Kalavali Kalamela is an ideal platform to promote local artists — both seniors and juniors. Artists have the talent and the event provided them with the platform to showcase it. It would do a world of good for their morale.”
The event also grabbed the attention of visitors for the various demonstrations on portraits, landscapes, photography, collage, cartooning and murals. People eagerly posed for cartoonist Harishchandra Shetty a.k.a Harini. Rohit S. Rao, an entrepreneur who felt a misfit among the artists, displayed his wild side by putting on display a select collection of wild life photographs taken over a period of time.
The event was not only about display of art works. Visitors also were also treated to sand sculptures by a team from Udupi. Display of nib work art by students of artist L. K. Shevgoor and the unique style of signatures taught by him to his students too caught attention. Shevgoor also displayed colour pencil art by his students.
Although the organisers had all along promoted this as an exhibition of art works, some artists laughed their way to the bank with some works fetching good prices. “The mutual interaction among the artists was enriching for all concerned and the free exchange of views was a heartening sight,” noted Holla.
JAIDEEP SHENOY
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