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VOL. 27, NO. 38, June 06 , 2008 (Jestha 24 2065 B.S.)
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Remembering Everest
Korean poet and photographer Kim Hyoung Hyo and Nepalese artist B. K. Nar Bahadur highlight the Mt. Everest
By A CORRESPONDENT
While the country celebrated the first Everest Day on May 29, artists have also come up with events to mark the occasion.
Korean poet and photographer Kim Hyoung and Hyo and Nepalese artist B.K. Nara Bahadur displayed their creations to celebrate the occasion.
The photos and paintings displayed by Korean and Nepali artists capture the beauty all along the trekking route from Lukla to Everest Base camp. Being a poet, Hyo captures the diverse views of mountains and its beauty. Similarly, Nepalese artist B.K. Nara Bahadur's painting also vividly describes the natural wonder.
Nepal's Himalayas remain one of the main attractions for all kinds of people living in different parts of the world. Whether he or she is artist, poet, adventurer, the majestic and mighty Himalayas have always inspired them.
Many trekkers come and go just capturing the beauty of Himalayas in their mind but many capture the beauty of Himalayas in their cameras and paintings. But all of them have same kind of feelings regarding the beauty and tranquility of beautiful mountains.
Inaugurated by poet Manjul and artist Madan Chitrakar, the exhibition of photos and paintings by Korean and Nepali artists also reminds the need to conserve the beauty of mountains for generations to come.
Exhibited at Nepal Tourism Board from May 29 till June 1, the exhibition showed how beautiful Nepal's mountains are. "I find the areas of Mount Everest are very similar to Korea. The villages in Namche, Lukla and other areas along the trekking routes have many things to boast," said Korean poet Hyo. From natural characters to physical structures of people living in Mt. Everest region and Korea are basically similar with Mongolian features.
Korean photographer has also captured prayers in monastery, flags and surrounding villages.
Nepalese artist's paintings have some peculiar qualities as they portray the beauty of mountains through the changing faces of mountains.
Along with the landscape of Himalayas of north and green forest covered mountains, he also captured the life of surrounding people, and plants. This combination of nature with human is a central them of his paintings.
The journey of Korean photographer and artist Nara Bahadur begins from the Lukla gate way to Mt. Everest and they wrap up their journey when they reach the base camp.
"I have made every effort to show more details, and I was much impressed with the beautiful landscapes, the peace and tranquility which prevail in the Himalayas," said artist Nara Bahadur. "I have to tried to capture the surroundings including the flowers and plants."
Nara Bahadur is known for using brighter colors in his paintings but this time he uses dark colors to reduce the brightness. His experiment helps make the scenes more interesting.
