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VOL. 27, NO. 47, August 08 , 2008 (Shrawan 24 2065 B.S.)
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Evolution And Revolution
A group of artists participated in an open art exhibition
By A CORRESPONDENT
As the country has been passing through a very fragile time with uncertain political course amid chaos, every one is concerned about what will happen if the situation continues to move ahead like this.
Although every human being has his/ her own imagination regarding coming difficulties and challenges, only a few can express the situation to the public through their imagination. Artists are one of them.
Organized by Sutra Art Center on August 2, ten artists painted various forms of human activities visualizing the challenges and difficulties faced by them in a workshop titled Evolution and Revolution.
Every art piece is full of inner expression of human being and their trauma but all the artists have their own way of expressing human behavior. The exhibition included both paintings and installation arts which describe various aspects of human life and current political and social situation of the country.
Human nature is very complex and it is hard to explain. As society changes, so does the emotion and expression of human beings. This is what one can see in the art work of ten artists.
From foreigners to Nepalis, the participant artists are diverse. They include Gir Bahadur Magar, Krishna Shah, L.P. Gurung, Tirtha Niraula, Marie Lucia, Pramila Bajracharya, Rabin Koirala, Sangeeta Shrestha, Rabin Koirala, Sangee Shrestha, Shova Wagle and Surendra Pradhan.
The artists used different methods to explain the situation and human emotions. What is common among them is the theme of social turmoil in the country. Whether it is figurative or abstract, one can see the personal emotions of human being.
Marie Lucia, the only foreigner taking part in the workshop, created her works on emotive view of Nepali culture using anthropological analysis. She tried to depict the process of evolution of Nepali culture. As a foreigner, she can perceive the various stages of Nepalese arts and its implications in society.
Another artist Krishna Shah has his own way of describing the situation of the country. He painted the picture of three dogs fighting over and tearing pieces of cloth. Shah wanted to show the political clashes going on among the major political parties. He
viewed the cloth as a symbol of power and three dogs represented the political parties which are now competing for power.
His satire was unique and symbolic. Although politics is all about power and the competition to grab the power is natural, the artist Shah sees something unusual when political parties vying for power try to torn it into pieces.
Like Marie Lucia, Sangee Shrestha's installation art too has unique meaning. In his paintings titled Hami, Shrestha tries to explain natural emotions of the people. He shows how people hide it and how people express it. Despite difficulties and complications in
describing it, artist Shrestha is able to do so.
From human emotions of artist Shrestha, artist Shova Wagle jumped to explain effect and consequences of global warming in human life. She had depicted different aspects of global warming. Although he lives far away from capital, Gir Bahadur Magar, the artist from Pyuthan, 300 miles west of capital, used plastic water cups to portray the law of
nature.
From colors to other, artist also used the materials like sand, bricks, and wood in their installation. Unlike in the traditional forms of arts the art of installation has its own unique feature where people use various forms and ways to depict human activities.
As the title suggests, the painting exhibition shows the social evolutionary process on its own way. Other artists participating in the workshop also have displayed their creative passion.
