Cerawaves

"Cerawaves" at Prasad Art Gallery - a painting exhibition by Vasundhara Ballal, so, announces the billboard.

Oh! Just another exhibition, one would brashly write it off. But, on further perusal, each exhibition bears the stamp of the artist's creative genius as this writer has discovered over the years.

A dekko at the paintings gives us an insight into the artist's mind. She uses physical objects such as a Kathakali dancer, clad in all his majestic apparel to portray convincing messages. The dancer strives to entertain the audience just as the clown does in a circus, but is anyone aware of his inner pain and sufferings? A cluster of fruits, outside the drum but they would only rot if they were inside. So, one should be out of one's shackles to understand the world if one were to survive, so the message conveys.

The artist uses ceramic powder mixed with fevicol. She makes a paste out of it and empties it into a cone and makes designs. Once the picture dries, she colors it with oil colors.

The paintings have a 3-dimensional effect. Different from oil paintings, 'you feel as if you are there' says the artist. Her ideas for them come from looking at a photo or picture.

The artist is happy that the discerning in Mangalore have enjoyed her dalliance with art and looks forward to a happy sojourn with future painting exhibitions.