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Kathmandu Thursday October 04, 2001 Ashwin 18, 2058.
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Puran defines human soul in his works
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KATHMANDU, Oct 3 - Abstract art is one of the
most popular forms of painting in the contemporary art scene in the country. And more and
more youngsters are following the footstep of their seniors to adopt this art form.
One of the artists to follow this trend is Puran
Khadka, a 45 -year-old painter from Achham district in west Nepal.
Graduate of G.D. Art College (PTG), Bombay,
Puran has been using canvas as the medium of his expressions for quite some time now.
Abstract art is based on subjects that cannot be
explained or are not physical in nature. "Aatma (Soul) has to be linked with
Paramatma (God) which is Ajaramar - the Uncreate," says Puran.
He has expressed his feelings through this
abstract form of art in his solo painting exhibition, which opened here today.
It took Puran two and a half years to complete
his collection of 41 paintings. "I started with Emergence (the title for four of his
first paintings) and gradually the Guru inside me started directing me and showing me the
way," says Puran. He later worked on six other paintings when they started going from
the form to the formless.
"All my paintings define the soul of a
human being. Soul is hidden and will always stay hidden," Puran said. "And life
is an opportunity to search and find it."
His collection of abstract paintings defines his
self-realisation and growth. He started his work with different colours but since he finds
black a very mysterious colour he now uses only black in his paintings. According to him,
"God and soul are all colourless. It is entirely upon the person how he depicts its
structure and the colour."
Puran uses oil on Canvas as a medium for his
work. Some of his paintings have mix-media as well. We can see from his paintings that
even though they hold similar outlook one can see that they differ immensely in spiritual
and philosophical aspects.
He sometimes goes to the colleges to teach the
students what has taken him years to learn. His creative works are on display at the NAFA
gallery at Naxal till October 10.
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