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Octave 2008, an exhibition of paintings done at the National Painters’ Camp in the city recently is on at the Durbar Hall Art Centre
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Perspective An artist and his work at Octave 2008
The North East winds blow strongly at the Durbar Hall Art Gallery now. In Octave 2008, an exhibition that opened on Saturday, nearly 50 works have been displayed. Under the aegies of Kerala Laithakala Akademi, a National Painters’ camp was held
here last month and these are the resultant works. Each artist had to do three works. The group from the North Eastern States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim, Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya dominated and the works are therefore very different from what gets to see here.
Ajoy Bhattacharjee’s works reflect the north east ethos, the figures earthy, muscular and the rugged style distinctly clear in all three works. The social conflict in the area, the political turmoil, and the cultural shift that has been taking place comes out in the paintings. In one work, words inscribed on the sides say ‘Death is here’. In another, an abyss confronts a person, helpless standing half naked all alone. Gender is pronounced in many of the women’s works, as in Shyamali Chaliha’s. Reena Chanu’s figures in thin lines standing in rows and the light colours she uses reflect the ambience of the North East. Benedict S Hynniewta, Pallabhi Sharma, Rosiamliana Ralte, Vijay Mani Thulung, Nongmaithem, Bishakha Acharjee and Laishangthem Ishwar Chandra are the artists from that area. Santha C, Suresh Koothuparamba, Sujil S, Joju Joseph and Pramod Kurampala are the Keralite artists who have put up a good collection.
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