Mysuru :

The three-day line drawing exhibition based on Mahabharata by artist Ganjifa Raghupathi Bhat will be held between June 12 and 14 at No. 31, Chamundi Hill Road, K.C. Nagar in city. The exhibition will be inaugurated by MLC G. Madhusudan in the presence of Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganpathy and Arpitha Pratap Simha, wife of Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, at 10 am on June 12.

A transcendent imagery in petite renderings and fine creations of mythological narratives mark Raghupathi Bhat’s artscape. The city-based artist Raghupathi Bhat has created a few line drawings based on Mahabharata epic with pencil and pen while others come with a touch of paint, still others have their entire surface bathed in colour, some compositions are adorned with calligraphic markings.

He is the pioneer Kannada calligraphy writer in the world. The exhibition showcases Raghupathi Bhat’s imaginative re-presentation of characters and mystic ideas from the literary work Mahabharata. Raghupathi Bhat’s art is adorned with a meditative streak. His paintings need to be meditated on before they reveal themselves.

They should be approached with a joyous and composed mind, with devotion, with knowledge. His paintings bring his own spiritual insight to the viewer that comes from his visual exploration and understanding of the stories and metaphysics from the ancient books of India like the great epic Mahabharata.

For details, contact Ganjifa Raghupathi Bhat on 98442 00900.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / June 09th, 2016