Srishti Art Exhibition Trevor's Oval Abu

I had been invited by the chief organizer Dr.A.K.Sharma in Abu to view the ‘Srishti “ Art Exhibition held at Trevor’s Oval Mount Abu. I am no art buff, but when I see paintings related to nature and Rajasthani folklore, I kind of visualize them through my third eye, you know the eye stashed away between port and starboard, the mind’s eye, the gateway to personification. The exhibition, though small was a treasure trove of information on artists all around Rajasthan. The opening ceremony was flagged off by the Honorable Governor of Rajasthan Mr Sheelandra Kumar Singh and his troupe of ardent officials.
Being Environment Day, The Collector, his wife, the Div. Commisssioner Jodhpur, Kiran Soni Gupta and the collector Siddharth Mahajan did the honours of planting trees on the periphery of the polo-ground, before proceeding to the art exhibition sponsored by BSNL, RSNA, UIT and Amrit Sansthan.

The elite, the children from Sophia High School, St.Joseph’s High School and Rotary School along with civil and army personnel were there to lend their support to the artists and encourage the younger generation to partake in the exhibition by contributing their creative works of art. The exhibits on display at the Trevor’s Oval are of promising artists from the pristine desert state of Rajasthan. The paintings from this desert state are of matchless beauty and are the essence of artistry. I was hoping to see some miniature paintings for which this state is renowned, but regrettably, there were none to be seen.
Yesterday when I visited the art gallery for the second time I met Dr Narendra Lalas, one of the chief Organizers. He told me the paintings were for sale and the proceeds from the sales would be distributed in such a way that the artist would receive 70%, 20% would go to the C.M Relief fund, 5% to the Abu Municipal Corporation and the remaining 5% to the Organization. Sincere thanks to all the organizers and people who supported this art exhibition. Abu should go out of its way to hold an open art exhibition for the public at large and also to encourage foreign tourists to participate in an Annual art fair around October, where even the gods would smile down on seeing the creation of the human spirit embodied in canvas.

Rajasthan Governor S.K.Singh

Div. Commissioner,Jodhpur K.S.Gupta

Mrs.Manju Singh

The organizer on the podium Dr Narendra Lalas

Anyone wanting to buy paintings may contact the following address
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