Cityscapes on canvas
1 March 2013 11:25 PM GMT
Keeping that in mind, Modern Art Gallery organised an exhibition of eminent artist Krishendu Porel’s paintings at the India Habitat Centre. The paintings were architectural art with the theme centering around the current social and political conditions.
‘He has painted what is there in our heritage with the traumas and beauties of the modern world. It is a reflection of the tedious life that can be seen in one of his paintings which has oiled pillars with people slipping down. In another painting, the Jantar Mantar is painted green because tomorrow when there is no green in the environment, people can probably look back at it. It is just a reflection of his thought,’ said Sushmita Shekhar.
‘It is a launch platform with the motive of encouraging the artists,’ said Ritu Chagti, director, Modern Art Gallery.
Curator Paramjit S. Kochar feels that Porel has great talent and potential and the ‘architectural art which has a colonial essence’ is something that anybody can connect with.
What makes Krishendu’s works special is the deeper meaning they have and the different things and emotions they depict.
‘My paintings have a message that I’m trying to convey to the society. Like for example, the painting with mother and child represents the safety and security that a child has when s/he is in his/her mother’s arms. So in order to understand a painting, you have to look deeper,’ said Krishendu Porel.
‘He has painted what is there in our heritage with the traumas and beauties of the modern world. It is a reflection of the tedious life that can be seen in one of his paintings which has oiled pillars with people slipping down. In another painting, the Jantar Mantar is painted green because tomorrow when there is no green in the environment, people can probably look back at it. It is just a reflection of his thought,’ said Sushmita Shekhar.
‘It is a launch platform with the motive of encouraging the artists,’ said Ritu Chagti, director, Modern Art Gallery.
Curator Paramjit S. Kochar feels that Porel has great talent and potential and the ‘architectural art which has a colonial essence’ is something that anybody can connect with.
What makes Krishendu’s works special is the deeper meaning they have and the different things and emotions they depict.
‘My paintings have a message that I’m trying to convey to the society. Like for example, the painting with mother and child represents the safety and security that a child has when s/he is in his/her mother’s arms. So in order to understand a painting, you have to look deeper,’ said Krishendu Porel.
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