Dakshina Kannada artists all set to showcase their work in Delhi from February 25

MANGALORE: Five artists from Dakshina Kannada district are all set to give their works of art the Delhi sojourn. Starting February 25, these artists - Harish Kodialbail, Jeevan A Salian, Janardhan Rao Havanje, Ramakrishna Nayak V, and Santhosh D Andrade for a period of four days will exhibit their works of art at one of national capitals well known art galleries - the Arpana Fine Art Gallery under the title - Infinite, the art of South Kanara artists.
The Karnataka Lalitakala Academy has selected these five artists under its scheme where artists can exhibit their work of art in a group outside the state. Eminent art critic Suneet Chopra will inaugurate the exhibition that will be open to the viewers from 11am to 7pm. Artist Shobha Broota will be the chief guest. The artists will display five of their works done using acrylic on canvas and water colours - and each has worked on different themes.
Harish, who is currently part of drive undertaken by Mangalore City Corporation to beautify the city wall under a public private partnership with Karnataka Bank Ltd told TOI that the Academy gives opportunity for artists to form groups and exhibit their works outside the state. "Jeevan, Ramakrishna, and Santhosh had displayed their works at Chennai under a similar arrangement last year," he said, adding that members of the group vary.
While Harish has chosen 'Choma', the protagonist of Dr Shivaram Karnath's famous novel 'Chomana Dudi' as the central piece of his works, the germination of a seed and its growth to a tree is what has captivated Jeevan's artistic imagination. Range of expressions - from the mundane to the extraordinary are the focus of Janardhan's works done using water colours on deckle edge. Ramakrishna's works are response to what he feels is an existential threat.
Santhosh's works are clever assimilation of the Madhubani style of fold art and the traditional architecture of Dakshina Kannada district as well as the faces of common life. Each of these artists, in their late 20s and early 30s have already notched several art exhibitions - solo and group under their belt and in leading art galleries in Karnataka and outside. The preview of their works at Arpana Art Gallery will be held on February 25 at 6pm.