Kondapalli Seshgiri Rao by Shakantala Patilakhanam | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Revival of the roots, the ongoing exhibition at the State Art Gallery in Hyderabad celebrates the life and works of the famous artist, late Kondapalli Sashagiri Rao. Organized to celebrate its 100th birth anniversary (January 27, 1924), the exhibition provides valuable insight into various stages of their creative process and their artistic journey.

Various subjects

Kondapalli Seshgiri Rao by Kaluvakolk Lachi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

“The line was an important element for my father. His philosophy was: “No line, no art,” Kondapalli Venugopal Rao, the third son of Joshgiri Rao, as he guides us through demonstrations. The display includes rare pencil sketches, oil-on-canvas paintings, watercolor on paper, Aqua-texture art and some unpublished writing. According to Venugopal, a significant number of these works has never been shown before. He said, “He was famous for his rhetorical art, but some people know about various topics he discovered, his expertise in Aqua washing technology, his skills in color mix for water color, and research For their passion, “they say.

Artistic journey

From paintings and rhetorical arts to birds, rocks, nature and a series on animals, exhibition chart Seshagiri Rao’s artistic journey extends over eight decades. His oil painting – actually all of which are restored by Srinivas Murthy, who are an art restorch of the Salar Jung Museum – Family Views RamayanaMeanwhile, a range of 20-odd water colors on paper describes the mythological story of Shakuntala.

The impact of Chinese brush painting technique is clear in complex artifacts with delicate brushstrokes and souls. Venugopal explains that this is a form of single-stroke painting, where strokes cannot be replaced or correct. “These tasks reflect their remarkable control over technology and medium, even converting spontaneous ideas into panoramic imagination,” he said.

Sita works in ‘Guhudu’, Gallery with Rama Lakshmana. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Venugopal also recalls his father’s encounter with Cherial Kala during the 1950s. While attending a wedding in Cherial, he saw a villager selling scroll on the roadside. “My father was amazed, but scroll. The heart broke after seeing 1 being sold for 1. He took time to explain the uniqueness of art form and its rich history and cultural heritage to the rural, ”said Venugopal. Cherial scroll painting is a 400 -year -old Nakashi art. Infected with lively local motifs, traditional art is fascinated with her story telling story.

He invites art connoisseurs, students, enthusiastic and budding artists to go on the retrievable, given that this could be the final exhibition of his father’s works. “It is an expensive case to cure such a show, and we may not be able to regain it,” he concluded.

Revival of roots is in the State Art Gallery till 5 February.