Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): About 82 artworks of five artists from College of Art and Crafts, Patna, captivated art lovers at Rangdarshini gallery of Bharat Bhavan in the city. It was part of a group exhibition which began on Tuesday under Rupabh Series of contemporary series.
The artists who passed out in 1997 from the college are working in different sectors but they have made a group, Sanyam, to keep the art alive. The five fiber sculptures of sculptor Sunil Kumar from Ludhiana are one of the major attractions of the exhibitions.
They included Mother and Child, Father and Child, Selfie and Chhath Festival. These sculptures created in fiber and shaped with forms are crafted on potter's wheel. Artist Nishi Singh from Patna has displayed 34 acrylic works on canvas based on nature and fusion folk including Madhubani, rangoli, doodle, Gond tribal art forms . A
bout 21 watercolour works of artist Ramesh Chandra Sharma from Mumbai depicts nature, street life and rural ambience. Another artist Rakesh Kumar Chaturvedi from Mumbai has showcased different moods and emotions of women through 15 acrylic works. Seven acrylic works of artist Brajbhushan Prasad from Mumbai are based on nature. One of his works is based on coal mines of Jharia, Jharkhand.