Canvassing moods

Kaikobad,who is presently involved with an exhibition of his paintings in charcoal titled Charcoal Hues,which begins today till and is on till August 3 at Bliss Art Gallery,Koregaon Park,recalls the time when he had to face frustration as an artist in Mumbai. “Maybe that’s why the paintings were so dark as it reflected my mood,” says Kaikobad of that time.

Some common friends introduced him to the art director in the film Jaane Tu ya Jaane Na and the theme of the shot simply clicked with the manner in which I had painted. “I took the entire set of my paintings and displayed them on the wall in the room,” recalls Kaikobad.

Kaikobad,who is a product of St. Vincent’s high school graduated from Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya. Kaikobad worked for a while in Mumbai before returning to Pune. “I have given live demonstrations at Symbiosis and with other artists at the Aperture art gallery,”says Kaikobad who has held several solo exhibitions at the Emblem art gallery,Nehru centre,Mumbai,Empress garden in Pune and others.

An active member of the Society of Indian Marine Artists,Kaikobad loves to paint nature the way it is. It could be painting with oils,acrylic and now charcoal,his art is realistic .Right from Portuguese churches to the sandy beaches of Dahanu,he has done them all.

He has even taken up painting for a social cause. Through his paintings he aims to make an appeal for peace specially in the wake of the Mumbai blasts or even to support the cause of breastfeeding. “I do paint a lot of landscapes and while most people might just get out a camera and take a picture of a beautiful place,I just choose to paint,” he says.