A rare painting exhibition on forest conservation will held in
Kolkata. Campaigns have
been done on various forums,
but rarely have they been
routed through art. Forests,
with all their natural
splendour, colours and wildlife, will come alive on canvas at a
unique painting exhibition at
the Birla Academy of Art and
Culture from May 15-20. Titled
'Earth Voices', the exhibition
will have 45 paintings that catch various shades of nature,
jungles and even jungle lore.
They have been painted by
Indian Forest Service officer V
K Yadav and his wife Alka. The idea is to spread
awareness about jungles and
wildlife and sensitize people
about the need to protect
them, says Yadav. "We have
got some brilliant artwork that brings alive the beauty of
forests. They also carry a subtle
message that won't be lost on
the audience. If this inspires
even a few to take interest in
nature and wildlife and do their bit for conservation, we
would have done our job," says
Yadav. Deforestation, global
warming, rising water-levels
and the resultant threat to
coastal areas, floods and even
crop failure have been dealt
with in the paintings. "Through the paintings, we
strive to deliver a strong and
urgent message - that time is
running out for Mother Earth
and that we need to act to
save our precious planet," says Yadav.
Source: Times Of India
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A. B.
Kolkata. Campaigns have
been done on various forums,
but rarely have they been
routed through art. Forests,
with all their natural
splendour, colours and wildlife, will come alive on canvas at a
unique painting exhibition at
the Birla Academy of Art and
Culture from May 15-20. Titled
'Earth Voices', the exhibition
will have 45 paintings that catch various shades of nature,
jungles and even jungle lore.
They have been painted by
Indian Forest Service officer V
K Yadav and his wife Alka. The idea is to spread
awareness about jungles and
wildlife and sensitize people
about the need to protect
them, says Yadav. "We have
got some brilliant artwork that brings alive the beauty of
forests. They also carry a subtle
message that won't be lost on
the audience. If this inspires
even a few to take interest in
nature and wildlife and do their bit for conservation, we
would have done our job," says
Yadav. Deforestation, global
warming, rising water-levels
and the resultant threat to
coastal areas, floods and even
crop failure have been dealt
with in the paintings. "Through the paintings, we
strive to deliver a strong and
urgent message - that time is
running out for Mother Earth
and that we need to act to
save our precious planet," says Yadav.
Source: Times Of India
--
A. B.
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