Artworks take audience into a colorful trance

HYDERABAD: On a simmering summer day, the multiple hues of artworks displayed at the Kalakriti Art Gallery promise a sense of aesthetic calmness and tranquil beauty.

The collection, titled Mélange, exhibits works of about 20 young and established artists across India, working on contemporary art in South Asia.

Works in acrylic, charcoal, oil, colour pencil and mixed media are the vivid expressions of the artists and their experiences. Each speaks a thousand words and multitudes of languages through the single medium of colours.

In Nabendu Roy's acrylic on canvas, ‘Paper Boat’, a portrait of childhood, one can see a subtleness of shades of blues, greens, greys and whites.

Anil Kumar Yadav’s ‘Bells’, another work in acrylic on canvas, displays a sharp vermillion red contrasting a dull yellow in bells from a temple. The prominent, sharp brush strokes seem to make the objects come out alive as one gives a close look.

Works by Paresh Thukrul take the viewer into a deep trance with ambiguous gradient blending, where colours meet and yet stand out with prominence and beauty. ‘Golden Lake’ stands out.

A deep, serene spirituality is reflected in K.K. Gandhi’s work, enabling the audience to experience what might have been. A piece in acrylic on canvas shows a monk pondering against the backdrop of the Himalayas – a palette of delicate pinks, whites, blacks and reds, in a blurred style of painting strokes.

Another appealing artwork is by Bolgum Nagesh Goud in metallic acrylic and ink on canvas of Lord Rama, Goddess Sita and Vibhishana and dark shades with metallic shimmer.

Works of charcoal on canvas, ink on paper, mixed media, with abstracts and human figures are a treat.  

Installations of human and animal figures in fibreglass and bronze also stand out in the display in the company of the paintings.

The works will be on display till March 21.