Artiste Kandan gets International Award
Mangaluru, September 25: Noted artiste Kandan G. has got the 18th Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh International Grand Award for his work ‘Contemporary Society 98’.
Speaking to reports here on Tuesday, Mahalasa Fine Art School head N.S. Pattar said that in the current year, total 68 artistes across the globe have participated and total 483 art works of 465 artistes of different countries were selected for the art exhibition. Seven paintings of Indian artistes, six mixed artworks, six printed artworks, four mixed sculptures were selected for the exhibition. In the exhibition, Kandan’s painting got one award among three international grand awards.
The acrylic painting drawn on 48x60 inch canvas was expressing the concerns of the contemporary economy of the world. Each line on the bull with some symbols exposed the importance of the news. When the snapped wires like current expressed the bull’s or world economy very strongly, it was also displayed the life of common people. The scattered chairs would symbolizes the disturbed life of common people on the impact of the world economy, he said.
Kandan G. learnt the painting with self study. He has used the paintings to express the contemporary issues in an effective way, Pattar said.
He has been involving in fine art forms for the last 30 years. But he has never thought that he would get an international award, Kandan said.
Corporator Dayanand Shetty, Civil contractor Musthafa, Ninasam artiste Gurumurthy and others were present.
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