From painting the sets of Raj Kapoor's Sangam to posters of Bollywood legends,artist Prithvi Soni talks of an interesting journey The paintings are a reflection of the artist's view on the beauty of nature and people. My paintings portray happiness and joy, says Prithvi Soni. An artist,actor and singer,Soni's paintings were on display at Malaka Spice,Koregaon Park. From painting the sets of Raj Kapoor's movie Sangam to exhibiting his works at well-known art galleries,Soni has come a long way. Soni started painting at a very young age. His first professional endeavour (sketching the sets of Sangam) fetched him a rupee for every sketch he made. Be it film posters,calendar designs or book covers,Soni has always tried to highlight the beauty of ordinary things. I see beauty everywhere around me, says the artist whose paintings show folk musicians,village women,and old men in rustic robes,each an elegant portrayal on canvas. Soni has worked on the art and sets for movies like Karma,Pardes,Khalnayak,Mr India,Damini and so on. A member of the Association of Motion Pictures and TV Programme Producers,he has also painted posters of Bollywood legends like Dilip Kumar,Rajinder Kumar,Raj Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan. Beauty and love have always been my favourite themes. Due to the dizzy pace of our modern lives,we tend to overlook the beauty in small things. There is beauty and love in Mother Teresa's persona as well as in the love of Radha and Krishna, he says. He has exhibited his works at galleries across the country and his talent has won him several accolades. I portray beauty realistically and this romance with realism will continue unabated, he says.
