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| Red Poppies_14" x 21"_Watercolour on Paper |
4th
Jan – 16th Jan.2016: Pradarshak presents “Blossoms” by Anand Bekwad
Nature is most benevolent to the artistic eye. Pune-based
artist Anand Bekwad has been drawn to the exquisite beauty of nature and
chooses to share this wonderfully changing, ethereal beauty by painting
flowers.
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| Thunbergia_14" x 21"_Watercolour on Paper |
Almost instantaneously bringing joy, flowers are
symbolic of auspicious omens, cheer and goodness. The artist spreads this cheer
through his vivid watercolours on paper and canvas. The visual frames that
Anand creates are not static; they expand and contract based on his moods and
sensibility. Moreover, the paintings
depict evening light – soft, pliant, and dreamy.
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| Orchid_36" x 36"_Watercolour on Canvas |
Anand plays with the right timing to capture the
essence of the moment, often taking pictures and then interpreting the real
thing in his stylized format. With due diligence to the kind and amount of
light, water-washed blooms come alive on his paper, regaling the viewer with
their natural beauty.
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| Flame of the forest_14" x 21"_Watercolour on Paper |
His brush veers from capturing details in one to
getting busy on the foliage in another; his preferences swiftly changing from
the exquisiteness of Red Poppy and Flame of the Forest variety to the
simplicity of plumeria… each painting resplendent with the blooms in the
foreground.
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| Hibiscus_10.5" x 10.5"_Watercolour on Paper |
An art show that marks a blossoming beginning to the New
Year!