Journalism of Courage
A sketch of Pope John Paul II praying with folded arms; Aishwarya Rai as Paro in the movie Devdas; a mother lovingly holding her child — different moods,different expressions and different emotions come through at artist Nitin Mulay’s ‘Art Beat’ exhibition of pencil sketches and paintings. Through this exhibition,Mulay hopes to popularise the art of pencil shading amongst artists as well as youngsters. Inaugurated at Bal Gandharva Kaladalan on Saturday,the display includes 60 art works of which seven are water colour paintings. The others are pencil sketches of famous personalities as well as the common man.
This is how everyone begins drawing,isnt it? Everyone starts off with a pencil and then some gradually proceed to colours,paints and other mediums,” says Mulay. “In the process,people forget that pencil shading itself is a wonderful medium and that it can be effectively used to transmit facial expressions in black and white. His work includes sketches of Swami Vivekananda,Mother Teresa,Amitabh Bachchan,Ustad Bismillah Khan and Lata Mangeshkar.
While this exhibition is focused on figures,the artist is already preparing for his next. I am already working on landscapes right now, he says,adding,While figures bring out delicate expressions through the eyes,landscapes allow me to be free and paint with more imagination.
Art is his passion. When I took up art as a career,money was scarce initially. But then,I dont think money can ever be a driving factor for art. The work needs to speak for itself. Youngsters who want to pursue this field should have real passion for it, he says.
(Mulays exhibition is on till today at the Bal Gandharva Kaladalan from 10 am to 8 pm)
