HYDERABAD: `Life imitates art, far more than art imitates life,” says Anuradha Gupta the young artist from Vishakhapatnam. Exhibiting her works for the first time in the city in a joint exhibition with her friend Meenakshi Sharma, the two started painting as a hobby only to take it up as a profession. Titled View of the World, the exhibits showcase paintings that describe every element of the environment that surrounds us, from spirituality to nature to music to food. While Anurdha focused on spirituality and nature, Meenakshi captivated scenes of still life on the canvas. Nevertheless, an overlapping theme on flowers can be seen. The artists experimented with a wide variety of bright colours and paints, including acrylic, oil and charcoal.On display is a series of underwater paintings by Meenakshi, in which she shades of blue to depict the underwater world. The exhibition also has a food section with paintings of coffee mugs on newspapers, signifying the importance of them in our daily life. Figurative paintings done by Anuradha portray Indian and classical dancers. “Art can make anything look good,” says the home maker Anuradha.Commending her friend who she met through her mentor, she says, “Meenakshi has the ability to find colours even in the most dull objects.” Indicating a painting of a door with a lock, a very unimaginative subject to paint, she points out the vibrant shades of orange of bright brown that Meenakshi uses to jazz up the portrait. The religious portrayals and spiritual exhibits are serene and calm.Paintings of Buddha that are breath taking, Ganesha in a pensive mood and Krishna in his blue element are interspersed with the abstract art.Explaining her fascination for Krishna Anuradha says, “Krishna is a deity, who, you can add any thing to make him look good. The Krishna series of our exhibition displays paintings of various aspects associated with him, like him playing the flute, his attire and accessories, the peacock feather in his hair and so on.” However, for the two artists, painting is not just a hobby but also a medium of charity. Explains Anuradha, “About 30 per cent of the proceeds from the exhibition will be donated to the organisation Round Table for helping operate children with cleft lips. We paint to support various causes.” You can catch the View of the World at the Chitramayee State gallary of fine arts till November 6 from 11 am to 7 pm.
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