Masters and their creations

KATHMANDU: The Royal Nepal Academy, Fine Arts Department felicitated seven senior artists at the NAFA hall on March 3. Kirtinidhi Bista, vice chairman of Council of Ministers, handed over citation to all artists at the programme. Kalu Kumale, Bhim Shakya, Gobinda Narayan Jyapu, Krishna Prasad Shrestha, Siddiraj Shakya, Punya Raj Shakya and Dharma Raj Shakya were the personalities honoured on the day. Krishna Prasad Shrestha is the painter and the rest are the craftsmen. Some of the masterpieces of these artists are on display at the NAFA hall. The exhibition is on for a week. — HNS

A fishy story

KATHMANDU: Creativity is often associated with imaginative quality. Artists’ imagination is sometimes so real that his vision becomes obvious to even an ordinary observer. ‘Waves of Echo’ an exhibition of paintings by Gajendra Man Shrestha that began at Park Gallery on March 2, has a pleasant appeal of peace and tranquillity for the viewers.

“I have tried to give invisible waves a visible form through colours,” said Shrestha. All 28 paintings in the exhibition are in oil on canvas made of traditional Nepali paper. It is the first time that oil painting has been made possible on paper canvas by splattering glue over the texture.

Fish, in Hindu belief signifies ‘good omen’. It has been revered as the incarnation of Lord Bishnu. “It is our common belief that a day will be good if we happen to see a fish in the morning,” he argues. But his paintings are not just stuffed with undecipherable signs and figures. They all are familiar to all — fish, water and atmoshpere that feels cool. Japanese artist, Takashi Miyake inaugurated the exhibition, which is on till March 8. — HNS