A set of beautiful paintings, attractive sculptures and unique installations that mirror the prevailing social conditions captivated one and all at the Salarjung Museum.
On Sunday, about 33 outgoing students of the Department of Fine Arts, Sarojini Naidu School of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad (UoH), put together their works for an exhibition with the theme “Strong the Breeze, how Precious the Flight”. The exhibition, which will be on till August 16, was inaugurated by Professor and artist K.G. Subramanyam.
Faiza Hassan, one of the artists whose works centre around violence on women, said, “I have used upholstery fabric and kitchen cleaning cloth for my paintings since they are associated with women. On the painting I have also used embroidery signifying ‘pricking’ as violence. I have also added captions in the paintings which include political statements made at the time when atrocities against women were committed.”
There were a total of about 80 works displayed by the outgoing students on subjects such as the destruction of rocks and historical sites, India-Pakistan partition and changing landscapes of urban cities.
“Urban architecture in Hyderabad and Mumbai has influenced me,” said artist Monika Bijlani, pointing at a painting which had a mix of blocks and lines of varied colours “The lines and patches symbolise the ups and downs of our life.”
Some of the artists have also integrated mixed media, embroidery, performance, motor induced mechanisms, sound and video projections to enhance the visual experience.
The exhibition runs parallel to senior artist K.G. Subramanyan’s solo show of his new works with more than 100 paintings on display.
