A complete art place
Four hours and eight forms of art to witness! What a day it was on February 24 when Yala Maya Kendra, Patan became a platform where drama, music, dance, fine art, photography, documentary, television programmes and litereature were showcased. Organized by the Danish Center for Culture and Development (DCCD), the event, ‘Nepali Danish Culture Showcase displayed eight different projects carried out with the support of the Embassy of Denmark.
“We are focused to show the different cultural projects that are being conducted with the Embassy of Denmark, “event coordinator Shrijana Singh Yonjan said.
And different projects, be it by the Embassy of Denmark or in partnership were showcased on the stage and in different stails.
On stage, Lyrical Dances performed a contemporary dance Pancha Buddha and Nepal Music Educators Society entertained the audience with folk numbers like Resham Phiritri in their style. And Mandala Family Theatre staged a family drama, Curly Hair which was about the relationship of humans and nature. While project Radio Katha’s award ceremony took place for the top stories.
As per actor Dayahang Rai of Mandala Family Theatre, the support from the Embassy means “Supporting their creations”. He added, “The event is about demonstration of eight concepts and one can’t do without each other.”
At different corners of the venue were various artworks showcased. Varieties of works from installation art to etching were presented at the stall of Lasanaa Live Art Hub. If that was about art, documentaries like Synergy of Women and Fenced out by Indigenous Film Archive and television programmes of Todays Youth Asia were being screened at another.
Moreover, children series Maya and Mac was being screened at one stall while photo stories of the exhibition. “The Constant Change’ by Photo Circle was showcased too.
“It is a complete art place.” Artist Saurganga Darshandhari with Lasanaa Live Art Hub shared about the event informing that they have been provided a good platform by the different Danish projects that have been designed for children as well as adults.
Petals of Life
Artist Neera Joshi has used flower as an allegory to reflect changes in the life cycle of human beings
Pradhan, known for accurate portrayal of botanical subjects, has painted petals to depict the “factual structure of an organic world”. Showcasing different kinds of changes in petals, the artist has used flower as an allegory to reflect the changes in the life cycle of human beings.
And she is quite successful in reflecting this theme with different hues. In one of her works, she has painted the petals of an orchid – in pink – these petals are full of life where you can see the stamen protruding between the petals in dark and light shades of pink. But there is another painting that has made use of white and black colour only. Looking at this painting you will draw the image of white petals with black strands. Referring to this one, the artist expresses, “Human life is also like these flowers. At some point it is colourful, but there is a time when the colour fades leaving behind those strands.”
Referring to all her paintings hanging in the ground and first floors of the gallery, Joshi further comments, “This series best describes time, moment and space born from organic world of elements that cannot be seen visibly. Absorption and assimilation of these elements are a living being’s truth phenomenon and the series reflects the same phenomenon. “The paintings that are mostly watercolour on canvas and acrylic on canvas have made the maximum use of yellow, red and orange colour. “These are my favorite colours and unconsciously I end up creating my artworks with those colours,” mentions the artist who “finds freedom in this style of painting as compared to botanical painting in which she has to create works being restricted in certain limitations.”
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