The use of vibrant colours and clever use of light and shadow has created a unique world of the past, but still has links to contemporary times of the Valley through architecture and places. In the painting ‘The Kot Massacre’, Sharma has depicted this historical event using his imagination. It is night time around Hanumandokha area (the architecture seen even in the painting matches current day’s Hanumandokha) and there is a brutal killing of army men. Many army men lie dead in the middle of the square where armed army men surround the dead bodies. The light and shade during the night where the brutal incident of Kot massacre took place under the light of a few oil torches is presented in a breathtaking way.

Almost all the paintings are unique where Sharma has depicted people’s life that includes Jyapu couple resting in their room, people celebrating festivities, children playing at the bahals to giving farewell to artist Araniko while leaving for China, king Prithivi Narayan receiving tika from goddess Kumari, and many more.

There is the grandness to the paintings because he has painstakingly worked on giving details to numerous human figures and their expressions, artistic details seen in temples, houses of medieval period and even if there are a lesser number of people, then he has worked on finer points showing the interior designs of the room.

The exhibition continues till October 7.