KATHMANDU: Around 40 national and international artists have come together to put up their impressions of the Langtang National Park in the exhibition titled 'Art for Nature Exhibition on Langtang' at Nepal Art Council, Baber Mahal.

The sculpture and painting exhibition features artists' impression of various facets of Langtang — people living there, their portraits, lifestyle, flora and fauna, among others. Artists' individual perspectives on various things are evident in the form of diverse concept, colours and composition.

Using surrealistic form, artist Krishna B Thing has created a painting 'Mother of Nature' in black and white. A tree is the central motif of the painting. Human body with folded legs and arms spread make the trunk and branches of the tree. On that body, Thing has painted eyes and mouth filled with rage. Inside the mouth, he has painted mountains and trees, which give an impression of engulfing nature. He has also decorated the backdrop with various geometrical shapes like circle, triangle, spiral and more. Spanish artist Alex Derras has also used similar dream-like form to create a sad face using mountains, trees, plain lands and more in black and white hues.

But there is a realistic approach in artist Prithivi Shrestha's work — he has created a painting of a landscape with mountain and few trees. Animals like red panda, monkey and bird are seen on the branches of the trees while a deer is seen grazing. A beautiful background is part of the painting — he has painted an ink-blue sky where different coloured compact circles create texture in the sky.

Artist Lalkaji Lama has created a wooden sculpture under the title 'Nature'. He has carved the lower part of the wood to give an impression of leaves rising. Remaining upper part of the wood is turned into a nude female body symbolising Mother Nature.

This and more artworks featuring works of Nepali artists as well as other international artists from France, USA, Thailand, Bangladesh and Belgium are on display in the exhibition, that began on December 16. The featured artists visited Langtang National Park from November 7 to 17 as participants of the Second International Art Symposium organised by the Relief Fund for Wildlife Victims (RFWV). And the exhibition is the result of the same.

The exhibition is on till December 25.