If you are wondering what took me so long to get back to my
blog page, so am I. Honestly, there is no excuse for it because I was really
looking for something unique to talk about. Fortunately, it came as a surprise to
me in the first month of New Year 2020 when I got an opportunity to visit an
art exhibition in Delhi.
‘Meraki-Creative
Concepts’, the art exhibition was organized at Lalit Kala Academy in the heart of the capital city of India. It was
12th January, I decided to visit the place with few close friends. It
was a cold day for me and I made sure to wrap up myself before heading to
exhibition. Within 1 hour, we did manage to reach there. What a wonderful place
it was! Upon entering, we all were enthralled by the amazing art structures
dotted all around. The Art Gallery was enveloped by trees and small and giant
art structures.
I got to know about this exhibition from Ekta Kapoor, a great artist and to my delight, I
got a chance to greet her right after I reached there. I was so excited to see
Ekta after a long time and I could sense joy on the other side.
We made our way to Gallery no. 5 where Ekta started showing
us her paintings. As we were moving ahead, our joy knew no bounds, looking at incredible
art pieces. I must say it is really hard to understand the thought behind an
artwork till you meet the artist who can explain you about them.
So, we
requested Ekta to share her idea about the paintings created by her. She shared
with us how she got an inspiration for each painting and we were mesmerized by her
story. Artists are truly gifted by God. I wonder how could they
conceive an idea and draw it with brushes and make it a visual treat for
art-admirers. Though we liked each and every painting exhibited over there but
we were more impressed by those few about which we got to know by the artist
because not everyone can understand art and so were we.
I am sure that there is a story behind every art piece
created by artists. If you are lucky enough, you get to know about them. During
my conversation with Ekta, I was surprised to know that each and every element
in a painting signifies one thing or another.
Here I would like to talk about
few paintings by Ekta Kapoor which I remember.
- A lady with a chameleon
placed in her head indicate the emotional ups and downs. What a thoughtful
depiction!
- A painting showing kettle
overflowing with tea is a beautiful depiction of a common man’s everyday need.
(We can’t ever think of it, hats off to the artist!)
- I spotted a sparrow in one
of the paintings and upon asking the artist, I got to know that sparrows
are being disappeared and we would be deprived of seeing them in future. (True,
indeed)
- There was one painting of ‘Aladdin ka Chirag’ (that’s how we
call it) that reminded me of our childhood days when we used to listen to
stories by our elders.
- One painting that grabbed my attention had huge milk vessels which used to be a common sight for children but soon these will be remained in stories only.
Then, we made our way to other paintings which left us awe-inspired.
What a great amount of hard work and effort it takes, we cannot even imagine! We
were in a different world altogether where art, tranquility and delight accompanied
us. We had to leave after an hour due to another important commitment. But our
heart and mind was so overjoyed on seeing the incredible artwork that we kept
talking about the same the entire day.
At last, I thank you
Ekta Kapoor from the bottom of my heart for this amazing experience. I am
fond of art and love to witness such great creative work. I wonder when it had
taken a backseat in my life while going with the flow of life. I am glad to get
back to the lanes of creativity that keeps me blissful. I wish all the luck, success and blessings to you Ekta Kapoor! May God help you grow in coming years!
Dedicated to Eka Kapoor, who is very close to my heart!
