> We have forgotten our painters and sculptors. I don't hear of
> any noted paintings or painters of the present day Andhra dESa.
> Same way, our cartoonists are also forgotten and go unrecognized.
> Thanks to Tana ...
> in falicitating Bapu at the 10th TANA festivals. His paintings
> were displayed and (re)published. Above all, Bapu is a different
> story and he is a savyasa'ci. What about vapa', chitra, chalam,
> and Bali? These are forgotten artists - as good as the story
> writers, poets, and philosophers.
PALANA gaaru probably did not catch the art exhibition or the
souvenir of the 10th TANA Conference. (Can't blame him. With all the
things happening simultaneoulsy, it was difficult to take in everything ;-)
In addition to displaying the paintings of several Telugu old
masters, the art exhibition included an exhibition of contemporary Telugu
painters. The noted Telugu artist and art critic Sri Chalasani Prasada Rao
(eenaaDu), and Sri yagaLLa raamakRUshNa, with the help of the AP Govt,
helped arrange the display of works by all the current leading lights of
Telugu art, including lakshmaa gowD, vaikunTham etc. Sri S.V. Ramarao,
the greatest modern artist from India, was the chair of the Art Exhibition
committee. At the time of the exhibition, Sri Rama Rao and Sri Veluri
Venkateswara Rao produced an exhibition guide which included a lot of
information about Telugu Art. Sri Prasada Rao and Sri Ramakrishna
published and distributed a book, 'kaLa-kaanti' about the contemporary
art scene in Andhra Pradesh.
The exhibition also included the display of several political
cartoons by Sreedhar (eenaaDu),
The Conference souvenir had a special 24 page section on Andhra Art
with in-depth articles on the art of S.V. Ramarao and Bapu. In addition, the
souevnir included 32 pages of full-color reproductions of works by Telugu
painters with detailed notes and several black and white pictures as well.
Regards. --- V. Chowdary Jampala