BHU hosts three-day ‘Vividha Aarambha’ art exhibition showcasing young talent

VARANASI: A three-day art exhibition titled ‘Vividha Aarambha’ started in Ahivasi Art Gallery at the Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University on Thursday. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Dean of the Faculty, Prof.

Uttama Dixit. The curator of the exhibition, Suresh Chandra Jangid, explained the concept of the exhibition and introduced the artists.A number of young artists reached a juncture from where they are ready to embark on a journey of self-expression, as they are going to finish their graduation degree in Fine Arts this year. This exhibition can be seen from two different perspectives. First, they seem to be testing their skills just before starting as freelancers.

Secondly, these paintings represent the brimmed-up expressions of their youthful energy.

Their skills are unquestionably excellent, proven, and beyond any reasonable question or uncertainty; rather, they are exploring their own path. These diverse paths have entwined in this exhibition, weaving a beautiful tapestry of artistic expressions.This tapestry has the colourful threads of different cultural backgrounds, art-making mediums, painting surfaces, and genres as well.

Besides, these artists hail from different parts of the world. Fariaz Emran, Niharika Awhona Barsaat, and Medha Paromita come from Bangladesh, Lisa Falk comes from Austria, while the remaining artists represent India in this group.Fariaz Emran, Divya Prabha Singh, Prabha Singh, and Shivam Saroj have shaped their expressions through naturalistic paintings. On the other hand, Kartikay Paliwal, Nishita Jain, Sakshi Agrawal, Lakshya Sharma, Himanshi Tomar, and Ramnayan experiment with unconventional mediums.

Lisa Falk, Ishita Sen, Gyanendra Upadhyay, and Sunil Kumar Yadav were fascinated with the serenity of Indian miniature paintings.

Neha Kumari, Ajeet Kumar, Shivam Saroj, Rajan Pal, Akhilesh Kumar, Mani Kumar, and Roma adopted symbolic language for their paintings. Prativa Hembram, Aparna Singh, and Niharika Awhona Barsaat were influenced by the folk traditions. Hence, they present a vibrant spectrum of artistic practice, which takes the viewers on a voyage of expressions encompassing myriad hues of life.Prof. Brahmaswaroop, Head of the Plastic Arts Department, Shanti Swaroop Sinha, Mahesh Singh, Suresh Nair, Lalit Mohan Sony, Ashish Gupta, Vijay Bhagat, Mithun Dutta, Krishna Singh, and Sunil Patel were present at the time of the opening with a large number of research scholars and art lovers from the city. This exhibition shall remain open to the public until Saturday.