Recently
concluded painting exhibition Guru Smarana at Mahe Malayala
Kalagramam, New Mahe (border of Kozhikode and Kannur districts) attracted
many art lovers. Apart from being a remarkable exhibition with a collection
of around hundred famous artists in Kerala, it was organized in memory of
one of the legendary artists, KCS Paniker in connection with his 34th
death anniversary.
Many of the paintings
exhibited, showed the contemporary lives around us. Some images asked harsh
questions to the society. Some others led onlookers to a platform of serious
thinking on present day world.
The paintings whose works were
being included M.V Devan, Madanan,Paul Kallanode, Yamini P.M, Namboothiri,
Shankara Narayanan, Venkita Raman, Suresh Koothuparamba, Jayendran, Prasanth
Olavilam, K.V Jyothilal, KK Rajaappan, Vargheese, Rasmi Sivakumar, Anil
Ashtamudi, Vineetha Anand, Sathyanath, Koya NKP Muthu were put on display in
the art galleries.
A portrait of K.C.S Paniker by
M.V Devan was located in the prime position of the gallery entrance. As its
name Gurusmarana, the portrait also stood apart because in the
background of the image, one of Paniker’s paintings was incorporated; it was
a landscape of farmer’s family .During 40’s that Paniker made that picture
commemorates M.V.Devan.
The exhibition has been a
dedication of Paniker’s one of the prominent disciples Devan himself. The
painting exhibition was the second of the series of exhibitions began from
Nanappa Art Gallery Ernakulam. The second one was organized in Sopanam Art
Gallery, Kollam. The next destination of the show is Cholamandalam Art
Gallery, Chennai.
“He was a good teacher and
good artist. He associated all the artists in a single platform. An art
gallery for the artists by the artist was originated by him and inaugurated
in 1966 at Cholamandalam in Chennai. “says M.V.Devan.
The unconditional love between
Men and Nature, woman and child as symbols of universal
Love, the dangerous
infiltration of alcoholism in human life and the various aesthetic
expressions of beauty, dream and unique love, classical and traditional art
forms of Kerala were articulated through the medium of colors.
