Giving an artistic touch to nature

An art exhibition, titled From the mountains to the oceans, concluded recently at an art gallery in Aliganj. The eight-day exhibition had works of 15 painters from all over the country displayed in different categories. Ankit, Ankush and Roma from Kashmir showed their artistic skills through a colour pallet using various mediums such as acrylic, oil and water colours, while Pankaj and Praveen from the city, earned a lot of appreciation for their pen and ink work on canvas.
Pankaj and Nicky Gupta and Qasim Mirza (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmed Siddiqui)
Nawab Masood Abdullah (L) and Nawab Jafar Mir Abdullah and Ravi Kapoor (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmed Siddiqui)
Rashmi (L) and Priya Saxena and Vandana Sehgal (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmed Siddiqui)
Sangita and AJaish Jaiswal and Shweta Singh (L) and Lalita Pradeep (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmed Siddiqui)
Simran Sahni (L) and Shachi Singh and Anant Jauhari (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmed Siddiqui)
Anil Risal Singh and Anita Narain (L) & Renu Prakash (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmed Siddiqui)
The exhibition of 35 impressionistic paintings was inaugurated by Kumkum Roy Choudhury, who was the chief guest on the occasion. "I cannot be partial towards any of the paintings as every artist has shown wonder on canvas. It was good to see that the footfall of youngsters is increasing in such exhibitions," she said.
Jonu Prajapati’s sculptures made by using wire and thread, showcasing nature, became the highlight of the exhibition. The youngest artist among all, who belonged to Allahabad, received a lot of queries on how he had made it. A bonsai of the succulents and Aloe Vera made by Pankaj Gupta also gained people's attention.
"I got to know a lot of new techniques used by the young artists. The artist tried to portray the whole city on a small canvas very beautifully," said Dr Vandana Sehgal, principal and dean faculty of architecture, AKTU, while seeing Krishna’s paintings.
— Adnaan Rizvi