Mysore, May 29

Be it a temple in Halebeedu, Kailas Temple at Ellora, Krishna Temple in Dwaraka, Swami Vivekananda Centre in Kan-yakumari, Rajagopura of Virupaksha Temple in Hampi and Golden Tower at Tirupathi Temple, the pencil sketches of all these monuments can now be seen under one roof in city.

The venue is the Mysore Art Gallery where the young artist R.Veerendra Kumar has put up an exhibition of rare drawings which drive a common man through the annals of temple structures drawn with the help of pencils while the art of pencil art is facing extinction.

Veerendra Kumar, who has drawn these sketches, has dedicated the same to his guru —senior artist C.Kuppachar as Guru Kanike.

The sketches of temples at Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Mahabalipuram, Jalakante-shwara Temple, Siddeshwara Temple at Haveri, Sharada Devi Temple at Sringeri, Rama-Lakshmana Temple at Sripura and Jagganatha Temple at Puri, Bruhadeshwara Temple at Tanjore, Malagatti Temple at Badami, Kedarnath Temple, Meenakshi Temple at Madurai and Jain temples catches the attraction of each and everyone who enter the exhibition of pencil sketches in which more than 30 art works sketched by Veerendra Kumar for over three years are on display.

Veerendra Kumar has said that advancement in modern art, colour pictures with special effects had forced the pencil art to the backseat and claims that he undertook the mission to save the pencil art which was on the verge of extinction. He further said that only pencil art would ensure proper depiction of historical structures as colour paintings fail to project the intricate carvings in these structures.

Veerendra Kumar’s mentor Kuppachar inaugurated the expo in the presence of founder of Mysore Art Gallery S. Shivalingappa, Convenor Prabha Shivalingappa and others. The expo, which began on May 26, concludes today at 6 pm.

source: http://www.StarofMysore.com / General News / May 29th, 2012