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Bhubaneswar, July 2: ‘Shraddhanjali’, an exhibition of curated works of artists and artisans of renown from the state, was held at Lalit Kala Akademi here Sunday. The one-day exhibition comprised 100 works of art, including paintings; it was the seventh edition of the event organised by Artists’ Association of Odisha (AAO). Works on display included stone sculptures, paintings (oil-on-canvas, acrylic-on-canvas, watercolour and pencil on paper), bronzework, mixed media, terracotta, ceramic, pencil on paper and other eyecatching works. Meenaketan Pattnaik, a coremember of AAO said: “The works here have been made by artists and artisans from the state as well as other parts of the country. These paintings portray art, culture and tradition of different parts of the world.” Kalyani Sahoo, an artiste from Bhubaneswar, whose acrylic on canvas paintings depict issues
faced by women cutting across age, said: “We have perceived after many cases that women in our country are not safe. They are neglected. These issues are not ordinary. Therefore, I thought of painting these to highlight these issues.” AAO selected the artworks to go on display at the event from an online competition it organized earlier. Over 300 entries were received of which 100 were selected for the exhibition. The selected artworks include those from countries including France, Poland, Europe and Canada. Luke Radaojevic, an artist from Donje Luge in Montenegro, Europe, has exhibited his stone sculpture titled ‘Trinity III’, while Wtadystawa M Fedasz from Poland has exhibited an oil-on-canvas painting. AAO also honoured five artisans with the Byomkesh Mohanty, Debaraj Sahoo, DN Rao, Kasinath Jena and Dinanath Pathy memorial awards also as a tribute to the artists of renown. Recipients of the award were Tarakanta parida, Umashankar Das, Archana
Das, Samarendra Das and panchanana Samal. Umashankar Das from Puri had displayed his installation titled ‘Beetle’, a metal work depicting a beetle lying upside down. While expressing pleasure at receiving an award at the event, he said: “This work shows the disappearance of
beetles from our surroundings. Some of these similar insects are extinct. This is an attempt to send a message to people.” Meanwhile, Archana Das’s etching and mixed media works drew attention of visitors at another corner of the gallery. Her work depicted a crow imprisoned by a
small crumb of bread. “My work represents how a Roti is powerful in the life of every person though it looks small. It is actually a memory of my past,” she said. AAO president Janapriya Debata said: “It is an honour to felicitate
artists in the name of masters from the past who have made incomparable contributions in the field of visual art. We have commemorated some great artists who are not among us today through these awards.”
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