26th Annual Art Exhibitin of B.K. Art College opening at Jayadev Bhawan on 7th sept. 2011

26th Annual Art Exhibitin of B.K. Art College opening at Jayadev Bhawan on 7th sept. 2011.
will be innaugurated by Mr. Prafulla Samal, the ministre of Turrism and culture
timing 11 A.M.

Odia artists in New Delhi condole demise of Artist Kashinath Jena

The demise of Odia Artist Kashinath Jena give sadness amongst Odia Art fraternity. Odia artists living in Delhi attended the condolence on 4th April at NSD Campus at 5 P.M.

Dillip Tripathy, Ashok Nayak, Pratul Dash, Sudhanshu Sutar, Tapan Dash, Pradosh Swain, Manoj Mohanty, Sambit Panda, Sanjay Bhatt, Pradeep, Rakesh, Ranjan and many other artists attended and pays tribute to this senior artist. Born in 1943 at Kesinga,Koraput Odisha, Kashinath Jena can better be termed as the post-independence second generation artist of Odisha who could sustain the legacy of modern art movement that started in the early 50s.

Jena uses naturalistic motives of an inherent simplicity in which every contour is clearly outlined as though provided for a basic exercise in colour and composition; however, the rigour with which the forms are rendered and his works composed gives them the formality of conventional figuration. His subjects are reduced to simple forms and the surface of his painting is enriched by varied texture and the free use of representational motives.

The Times of India Odisha Icon 2011 Awards (Art & Culture) conferred on Baladev Maharatha

The Times of India Odisha Icon 2011 Awards (Art & Culture) conferred on Baladev Maharatha.Hon’ble MP (Rajya Sabha) Shri Pyarimohan Mohapatra gave away The Times of India Odisha Icon 2011 Awards to 16 personalities at a glittering function held in Bhubaneswar. Each category had a popular choice and a jury's choice awards. Cine Artist Jharana Das was the Guest of Honour.Baladev Maharatha Sir was felicitated with the special jury award for his contributions to art and culture.

VERMILION VERSES a Solo show by Baladev Maharatha at India Habitat Centre New Delhi

VERMILION VERSES a Solo show by Baladev Maharatha , It will exhibit Indian classical Art like wash paintings, tempora and acrylics on canvases at India Habitat Centre New Delhi
Venue: Open Palm Court Gallery Dates: 22nd - 26th Dec. 2010
Art works showing women, birds,flowers trees & mountains captured in intricate detail have been a beautiful reminder of Indian rich traditions of loving the Nature.That’s the beauty part of it, and what also keeps alive the business of looking, the flip side of this business being how money and fame can sometimes make dreamers or opportunists out of even the most scrupulous experts & institutions...
With the mediaval poetics, nature plays a pivotal role. The women are described with the imagery from the nature. The narratives are so lively that the painter finds it quite feasible to transform it to visual medium.Be it the God or Human beings all decline before love for its state of eagerness and belongingness. Baladev stepped into the particular avenue by vividly osmotising the finer elements of imagery, iconography and form and the essence would provide him to paint the woman, the Nayika in so called poetics....
Show will be innaugurated by Ms Sangeeta Bahadur, Deputy Director General, ICCR on 22nd December 2010 at 5.00 P.M.

Torquish Blue's Sky..an article published in Vijaya Mag written by Ramakanta Samantaray

You left a heartache no one can heal, You left a memory no one can steal.You will always be in my heart.........Sarthak(Babani) his only son.

Senior painter and Orissa Lalit Kala Akademi Secretary Byomakesh Mohanty passed away at his home town of Cuttack on Monday

BHUBANESWAR: Senior painter and Orissa Lalit Kala Akademi Secretary Byomakesh Mohanty passed away at his home town of Cuttack on Monday afternoon following a massive heart attack. He was 53 and is survived by a son and his wife.

Family sources said that he was fine and talking on his cell phone while suddenly he complained of chest pain and fell down on the floor. The doctor, who was called in, declared him dead.

Mohanty, who studied art in Benaras Hindu University, served as a faculty member at Government College of Art and Craft, Khallikote and was the Head of the Department of Painting at the B.K.College of Art and Craft here before being appointed as the Akademi's secretary this year.

SOURCE: The Hindu

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik promised reintroduction of art teacher posts

BHUBANESWAR: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has assured the All-Odisha art and craft students' association ( Nikhil Utkal Charu O Karukala Chhatra Sangha) to reintroduce the post of art teachers in the State-run schools.

A delegation of the newly formed association - that is spearheading a state-wide agitation demanding employment opportunities for art graduates – met the Chief Minister recently at his residence to apprise him of the need for his intervention in the matter.

The association leaders – president Harihar Behera, vice-president Mousumi Mishra, secretary Satyaprakash Bal and treasurer Arun Kumar Pallur – told the Chief Minister that the state government has abolished the appointment of art teachers 24 years ago causing irreparable damage to art education.

They further said lack of employment opportunities had left hundreds of young artists graduating from various art and craft colleges of the State jobless.

“The CM was quite cordial and listened to us with patience. He also assured us that he would look into the matter and see to it that the grievances are settled soon”, said painter Mousumi Mishra who presented the CM a painting of Buddha on behalf of the association during the meeting.

Boost for artists

Panda, the journalist-turned-legislator who was instrumental in arranging the meeting of the delegation, said that the CM was aware of the plight of the aspiring and unemployed painters through extensive media coverage of the artists' demonstrations and demands being staged in the capital.

“He has already directed the government to find a way out to help the artists' community. The Departments of Culture, Education and Finance would have a tripartite meeting soon to find out the solution,” he said.

SOURCE: The Hindu