Artists make Hyderabad’s cultural atmosphere lively through their artistic performances

Hyderabad: Jogen Chowdhury, Laxma Goud, Manu Parekh, Sakti Burman, Laxman Aelay, Shuvaprasanna, T. The artworks that Vaikuntam, Bhaskar Rao, etc. lined up at Kings Crown Convention on Friday are a reminder of the size and severity of the Indian Art Festival, and are the size and severity of the Indian Art Festival (Inder Art Festival) (Inder Art Festival) (Is Art Festival) (iaf).

The festival has been established in Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore, attracting audiences here. The event opened with travel company chairman Patel Ramesh Reddy, artists Laxman Aelay, Jagadish Chinthala, Ramana Reddy, Tudi Devender Reddy, Tudi Devender Reddy, Writer-Curator-Curator-Curator-Curator Prayag Shukla and Art Collector Anju Poddar.

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Several artists shared the stall. Subhash Babu Ravuri, art teacher at Hyderabad Public Schools, a senior artist who was exhibited for the first time at the IAF was placed next to two young participants – Rigden D Lama from Siliguri and G. Sailaja from Visakhapatnam.

“We are strangers,” Subhash Babu said. “They’re young, I’m old, but it’s great to talk to them.” He plans to have a live painting demonstration on Saturday. “I used to think I was too tall to attend such events,” he admitted. “But getting to know young artists makes it worth it.”

Lama Rigden describes his work as changing his mood for entering the house. “I paint lights in the dark. Lights, shadows, warmth. That’s all I’ve tried to create.” His paintings are rooted in home still life with a deep texture. “Although we come from different states, yesterday when we set it up, it didn’t feel like that.” “This morning, I asked Mr. Why didn’t he mark his work. He said, ‘If I had to write, why would I draw it?’ I’ll carry it for a long time.” Sailaja’s work poured from bits to bits of resin and acrylic, and he said it was her first time exhibiting Instagram. “People are paying attention to my work. It’s new. Until now, everything has been online. But it feels different.”

Opposite them is the sculpture of S. Kantha Reddy, a faculty member of Jnafau and the winner of the Lalit Kala Akademi National Award. His bronze works and sculptures are adorned with glittering Teflon coats, references to lotus, koi and classical forms, but with great vitality and significance.

“Everything is pouring into us, from our parents, from our teachers, from society. These forms shape the way we walk, from our words, from our way of thinking. But the core, the original purity is still deep.”

Several tourists stopped in a large charcoal canvas of Rajiv Malayil in Kalikut, Kerala. This painting depicts a surreal self-portrait, part clown and part monk. “I have a clown in it,” he said simply. “I prefer to make kids happy. They express everything. Adults, not that many.” Rajiv started painting in 2019. After that, his work went to Dubai and Berlin.

Meanwhile, Hyderabad-based Narasimha Goud stands on surreal rounded corner sketches and fantastic paintings. Painting since Level II, he now works with pencils, acrylics, poster colors and fountain pens. “There’s nothing common in these colors,” he said. “People don’t try these combinations. But naturally, there’s no discrimination. Ultimately, water takes up every color.”

The festival lasts until April 6 and displays over 3,000 works of art from over 250 artists across India.