Integrating nature with art

Take a closer look at the many facets of nature as 10 prominent artists celebrate their art at the Prism of Nature” exhibition. The world has been devastated by the impact of industrialisation and the realisation was too late to call for a full stop. The damage has been done but there is hope to push forward and generate sustainable measures for the future generations.  Art works rooting for this cause increase awareness about our planet and leverage support for environmental protection. Milind Nayak is a prolific city-based artist and he tells us about his work that uses a copier. “I had left painting for a long time but I was drawn into a particular style for work where I used to copy out a board in layers. It slowly evolved into a series of works without me realising. I was not using my hand and using the copier by conscious choice to create the images in my head. My work has mostly been with leaves and landscapes and at that time a copier was not considered a medium for creativity. This whole experiment showed me that you could do so much more and experiment with art.”  

Capturing the reflection that waters shows is an incredible form of abstraction, as Remya Kumar, an architect by qualification and an artist by passion says, “My work is basically based on nature’s design. The way I naturally express myself is through a lot of colours and channel my intuition into it. I use acrylic on canvas and I tend to lean towards a palette knife while using a lot of texture and colour. As artists, we try to achieve that form of a abstraction organically but nature does that everyday so simply. “

Nature is the only source of guidance that these artists need to tap in to. Gurudas Shenoy, a leading muralist in the country and the curator of M.F Hussain’s Museum brings drama to him work with bold colours and lights. “The colours that I use in my paintings are very bold and inspired by the terrains and nature in Sounth Canara, where I grew up. I love adding drama to my work by showing light in the painting that seems to come from nowhere.” 

Dhiraj Choudhury, Shirley Mathew, Andrew Paul, Shraddha Rathi, Naina Maithani Kulkarni, Shan Re and Romicon Revola are the other artists whose works will be showcased at the event. The exhibition will be graced by Shubendhu Sharma, the CEO of Afforestt. The very purpose of such a display would be to integrate nature with art. “This show for me is an opportunity to explore the possibilities of integrating nature with art. There is such a large disconnect now and we need the medium of art to connect with the nature around us. Ideally, it should not stop there and has to become a part of our lives as well,” he opines.  

— The exhibition will be open from 11 am to 7 pm on November 4 and 5 at Gallery Time and Space, Lavelle Road