Hi all, I saw this article in Chennai times (TOI Supplement - Friday), and checked out the art exhibition...
Saravanan, a marine engineer, has chosen his canvas to express finer things of life. He, along with his friends from the Mastery Artist Society (MAS), has displayed his paintings in the city, which deal with various themes. Says Saravanan, “The MAS was started a few months ago so that people from different walks of life, pursuing different careers, but with a passion for art, can come together. For instance, I’m a marine engineer, but painting is dearer than life to me. Similarly, there are teachers, engineers, entrepreneurs, housewives and others who love painting. But, many of us don’t have a platform to showcase our art. So, we formed this society to take our art to others. We have workshops and conduct competitions regularly.” In this exhibition, Saravanan has put on display his paintings that showcase A R Rahman in all his glory. “I love his music. So, when ARR won the Oscars, I immediately did a series on him with his two Oscars, in both pencil and water colours,” he says and adds, “At this exhibition, we have displayed paintings that are close to our heart.” This budding artist attempted a Guinness Record by painting non-stop for 58 hours. “On August 15, 2004, I, along with nine other artists, started painting on a 100m canvas. We continued for two days, each of us painting a 10m stretch. We focussed on the pride of India — achievements, kings, Nobel prize winners, award-winning actors, food and important landmarks. Famous artists of the city witnessed our attempt, but unfortunately, we didn’t record it. The officials weren’t present to enter our attempt as well. But, we will definitely make it to the record books one day,” he signs off with hope. HOT SPOT Check out Saravanan’s paintings, along with those of Gabriel, Raja Maran, Sheeba, Raj, Vijay, Britto, Bala, Mahadev and Vaibhavi at Varna Karpana-09, Lalit Kala Akademi, 4, Greams Road, Until November 1 I met the artist, Saravanan, who is an ARR fan. Many of his friends too are also crazy fans of ARR! He was not aware of our group and was excited when I told him about it... Here's the pic I clicked with him at the exhibition, with the painting and sketch in the background... http://tinypic.com/r/zwdn5y/4 Aravind Rahmania show interviews: http://rahmania.4shared.com Add whatever you love to the Yahoo! India homepage. Try now! http://in.yahoo.com/trynew
