Kaleidoscope of creativity

Six Indian painters to exhibit in Dubai

The Intex, Colours On Canvas in Dubai will be showcasing the work of six well-known Indian painters from the western state of Maharashtra at an exhibition called Maratha Kaleidoscope.

Anand Panchal, Buwa Shete, Fatima Ahmed, Ravi Mandlik, Sunil Padwal and Surender Jagtap will be presenting a kaleidoscope of the region they represent at the exhibition from tomorrow.

The recent works of the young Anand Panchal show simple forms, an expression of people's emotions. This talented and committed artist who hails from Latur in Maharashtra paints children as he sees them - innocent, vulnerable and with a strong will to do something in life.

Sun as energy

Symbols of the tree of life, home for protection and the sun as energy are used throughout his work.

Panchal is also greatly influenced by the Indian epic Ramayana. He has portrayed Luv and Kush, the children in the epic, as symbols of force. The artist believes in blending the beauty of mythological stories with the present day.

Sunil Padwal has worked with some of India's leading publishing houses and advertisement agencies as an illustrator, visualiser and consultant art director.

"My paintings are a mixture of the classical and modern forms of art and from the beginning I have been influenced by British and Russian graffiti art and Russian icons," says Padwal.

He does not use ancient culture nor does he allude to mythology or for that matter delve into folk tradition. As a result his works are unaffected by restrictive norms and he emerges as an artist with his own style.

His works have one common link - the human figure, enigmatic yet familiar, in all its complexity, triumphs and despairs.

Individual aesthetic

Rave Manlike has made his name as an artist of highly individual aesthetic. Although he presented figurative work in his first one-man show, abstract art has always fascinated him.