A brush with varied emotions

CHANDIGARH: A blend of symbolic elements, love and sensuality is reflected in strokes of brushes in Collection, a painting exhibition being organized at Punjab Arts Council, Sector-16. Colours have always been symbolizing festivity- The artists have used the idea to reflect different forms of power, especially women's empowerment. More than 50 paintings have been put on display by the two young artists, Camellia Suman and Bisajit Das.
'The flow of colours is true to the inner urge for being omnipresent within the repertoire of emotions. With the colours, I have tried to express different forms of power and love,' said Camellia.
The artist has symbolized the power of labour with horses and love with lotus flowers. With his paintings, he has tried to reflect the inner intent to complement love of the time in every walk of life.
The centre of attraction of the exhibition is a painting in which labour has been symbolized as horse. It has been expressed that labour can bring about change in society, whose symbol is a wheel.
'An effort has been made to reflect the change labour can bring about in India. I have developed my own style to reflect the power of labour in society,' he said.
Having met lots of challenges that life has brought on, Camellia has developed his own sense of paintings which reflects in his modern art. Juggling different mediums, he expresses himself through acrylic paintings.
The painter has also reflected his emotional experiences of life in his paintings. He has depicted moments of love in life, whose image he carries with himself through and through. 'Love never changes- even after death- I have tried to express this feeling in my painting. I have tried to symbolize death with dried flowers,' he said.
Its timings being 9 am to 5 pm, the exhibition is on till Sunday.