MELANGE An Exhibition of Paintings by Child Artist Maharshi Sanket Proving that true talent and dedication doesn’t require age or qualification, child artist Maharshi Sanket, a class 7 student of Prakriya Green Wisdom School will be displaying his works of art Maharshi Sanket, all of 11 years old, has been a connoisseur of colours since the age of three. He was nurtured initially by artist Shomi Banerjee and is now blooming under the guidance of Bangalore based artists MG Doddamani as well as Shan Re. Three themes run through this particular remarkable collection “Melange”-‘Human forms and faces’,’ ‘Life under the sun’ and ‘architectural forms’. As one views these facets of creativity and form they can be rest assured, according to the artist, to feel the echo of the same within them too, touching a chord, rekindling an experience. In ‘Life under the sun’ series, Sun dominates his work. The image of sun symbolizes a sense of hope. Light signifies truth while learning is portrayed as a guiding force in various facets of life. The known and unknown seem to find a new interpretation in ‘Architectural forms’ series where the artist tries to portray architectural forms through an imaginative eye. “Expressive strokes in strong vibrant colours, Sanket’s work is simple yet bold. His creative ideas take amazing forms on the canvas. Having an immensely creative, observant and sensitive mind, Sanket not only understands the society aound him but is also concerned about the underprivileged milieu. His art reflects the compassionate and sensitive elements of his nature and his process of evolution,” says one of his mentors M.G Doddamani, while defining the depths of his students works of art. While his initial guru Shomi Banerjee calls Sanket’s work as an evolutionary process, Shan Re, one of his present teachers refers to his creativity as way of regulating his emotions and elevating his mood. “His colors are sometimes strong and vibrant; sometimes muted, with distorted images depending on his mood. He is a highly imaginative and impulsive painter. Sanket is in a process of evolving and discovering himself. I am sure that creativity and innovation will help him develop psychological and emotional resilience, “ shares Shan Re. An exhibition of his paintings was also held at Renaissance Gallerie. He shares the joy of art with special children by conducting workshops for them. Sanket and Art Sanket was allured by colours even from the age of three. Growing up in the serene environment of ‘Siddharth Village’, he used to spend hours in the ‘art village’ after school. The magic of amalgamation of colours and the forms they took never ceased to amaze him. ‘Copying figures and colours is not art’, he would say often as he grew up .He would enjoy coaxing colours to express the images and forms in his mind. Nurturing and encouraging environment in his home and school [Prakriya Green Wisdom School] helped him bloom as an artist. His creativity got new wings when he met artist Shomi Banerjee at the age of seven.He was exposed to new and amazing ways of using colours. He was also introduced to the fascinating lives and works of Picasso, Maunet, Van Gogh, Tagore and Cezanne. An year later, he exhibited his art work at Rennaissance art Gallerie ,Bangalore. His talent and creativity were well appreciated. This brought him in touch with Bangalore based artists Shan Re and M.G.Doddamani .With them he began a new phase in the journey of exploring forms and colours. His association with these three wonderful artists helped his creativity scale new heights and explore new dimensions. His visits to various galleries like NGMA,Bangalore and Delhi ,Chitrakala Parishat and so on helped him to admire the works of Ramkinkar Baij and Amrita Sher-gil,Tanjore paintings and Mughal paintings. His fascination with ancient buildings and architecture began then. His periodic visits to the peaceful, enigmatic Ramana ashram and green, serene Siddharth villages, his love for animals, his association with the indigenous people of Odisha and Children with special needs of ‘FLOW special school’, his interest in music and books have been mellowing him as a human being ,refining his sensibilities and bringing out the compassionate, observant and sensitive elements in his nature. All these find expression in his art. ’Melange’ is from the depths of his mind. #PaintingExhibition ‘Melange’ on July 12 and 13 at #AttaGalatta 134, 1st A Main Road KHB Colony, 5th Block #Koramangala, #Bangalore.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 05:30:00 +0000
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