Released on: October 3, 2007, 6:06 am

Press Release Author: Sreekar Reddy

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Press Release Summary: Kalahita Art foundation Presents Ananda, an exhibition of
calligraphic works of Shri Poosapati Paramshwar Raju. Hailing from Vizianagaram,
Andhra Pradesh, India, the artist has received traditional customs, rituals,
practices and folklore, handed down through generations.

Press Release Body: Over a period of time Parameshwar has been successful in
bringing together knowledge, professional design experience, and his practice of
calligraphy. He has traveled extensively within the country soaking in history,
aesthetics, information of culture and tradition, while also exploring various inks,
nibs and papers that brought him joy to work with.
The exhibition showcases a selection of his works ensuing from twenty five years of
practice. Chosen from a total of eight series; starting from the earlier works on
Mythological Iconography depicting \'Ganesha\', \'Hanuman\', \'Shiva\', \'Surya\', \'
Vishnu\', \'Narasimha\', that of \'Panchayatana\', after which the forms noticeably
became more abstract in nature, conceived as \'Shiva Parvati on Nandi\', \'Lakshmi and
Saraswati\', \'Ganesha\' and \'Kumaraswamy\', that of \'108 Aums\'. The festive flames
of Deepavali were revealed in the series titled \'Radiant Flow\', in which a
continuation of abstract formations executed with definite strokes was apparent.
The created forms are at times interconnected and at certain instances independent,
their interrelationship, the juxtaposition of several forms and the intervals at
which they are placed, sets off a rhythm which is one of the main components noticed
in all the series.
\'The Benign Perch\' a series of trees created by the artist followed-on after his
visit to Biliigri Ranganna Betta, in Karnataka. Thereafter the formation of trees
announced that of the birds as the artist kept exploring the possibilities of
strokes, their placement, basic construction of complex forms and the rhythm
inherent in the form.
Communication through a formal predisposition is not necessarily devoid of a
conceptual process, references drawn from folklore iconography and mythology does
not deprive it of its contemporanaeity either. Here it is a simple and yet a
significant awareness of the past and the present. The indigenous tradition, its
cultural and ritualistic practice is gradually seen to be diminishing in the process
of a global homogenization. Religious motifs are viewed with suspicion lest they
have a political leaning. Everything is perceived with contemporary experiences and
its associated outcome. Contrarily, Parameshwar\'s works broach the topic of customs
and ritual, religious motifs and iconography with ease.
Calligraphy is indeed an intricate practice. Laying an expressive stroke full of
rhythm and bounce controlling of the nib and the flow of ink is not only achieved
through practice, but many a failure that guide the mind to be careful each time.
Parameshwar\'s works not only uphold the beauty of rhythm, an essential quality of
Indian art but also a plethora of information of a ceremonial culture.
"There are two key ideas in Indian Aesthetics and art making: Chhandomaya and
ananda. Chhandomaya is the rhythm, balance, proportion and harmony that is the
essence of all nature and life. Getting in touch with, or being in rhythm, balance,
harmony and proportion is what the artist and art viewer attempt through art.
(Though chhandomaya means having rhythm and metre, it is also a broader term for
aesthetics - not merely the rhythm but perhaps the symphony of life.) Ananda is
transformative joy or bliss. In Indian philosophy the ultimate aim of
consciousness is to enable the experience of ananda."
"Experiencing this inner joy was thought to be the heart of the aesthetic
experience." - Towards Ananda Rethinking Indian Art & Aesthetics - by Shakti Maira.


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Contact Details: Koeli Mukherjee Ghose
Curator
Kalahita Art Foundation
Laxmi Towers, Nagarjuna Hills,
Punjagutta, Hyderabad 500 082
T: 040 - 23350543/ 9966481299