Mangalore Apr 12( 9.10p.m): Preediv Art Classes, Bejai, oranized a Children's Art Exhibition 'Little Expressions-2011', on Tuesday 12 April 2011 at Duple Building, Bejai Mangalore.

The exhibition was inaugurated by lighting the traditional lamp by Giselle D Mehta, Ex IRS and Director, Writer and Entrepreneur Allegro Ventures Pvt. Ltd, Mangalore and K P Shenoy (Popular artist).

Later addressing the gathering, Giselle Mehta, opined that by integrating art classes into a gallerys functioning, appreciation of art as well as the creative spirit are assured for the future. This is important because the active, striving self of a child today is suppressed by excessive attachment to YouTube and Facebook, resulting in reduced human potential. In contrast, art students who actively create and not just passively receive content are fruitfully utilizing their talents. It is also possible for those whose artistic gifts have grown with sound training to aspire for emerging careers in areas of aesthetics and design.

She regretted that the early school pleasures of drawing and coloring do not persist in the later years for all but an interested few. Artistic development is known to strengthen general mental faculties and its possible for people to benefit from art instruction at any stage of life. She praised the spontaneous nature of childrens artistic vision that can sometimes be surprisingly mature and at the very least offers an intimate glimpse of the young world. Art classes help those with a specific aptitude to find their niche, while also contributing to holistic personality of general achievers. The exhibition made clear that the art instructor Mr. Preetham Fernandes has drawn out each childs talent by combining the free flow of imagination with correct technique. She congratulated the young artists on their bright beginnings and hoped they would persevere for further growth and perfection.

K P Shenoy also spoke on the occasion. He said that adults are always of the opinion that child art is childish. But in reality it is not so. Childs psychology is different from that of adults and a child can see and imagine things that most adults cannot. As the child grows, he starts losing something which the adults fail to protect and support. Have you seen paintings of children? As an experiment someone asked an unconditioned child to draw my family. The child without hesitation started drawing first the picture of house, on the top of the house his loving father, on either side his mother and himself, sister and his loving dog. The whole painting was one and cannot be separated. The picture was drawn by the movement of a single stroke. There was no clinical perfection. There was no division or parts in between. It had an undivided focus. In a way the whole picture was created with one centre and it was just perfect in every way. he concludes.

The students included Varun, Cheryl, Aashna, Suraksha, Rahul, Sakshi, Muralidhar and Suhas participated in the art exhibition and exhibited their art on the occasion. These children have experimented with several mediums like oil, acrylic, water color, charcoal and so on. There are realistic, semi realistic and abstract series of art works. Each of their works is unique with an aesthetic essence in them.

Rahul delivered the vote of thanks. Preediv Art Class in Bejai, has been constantly striving to promote and develop child art and offers wide scope for the children to enhance their creativity and encourages children to think beyond their imagination and excel. Preediv Art Classes have organized this Childrens art exhibition to commemorate the completion of 2 years of art classes. The art exhibition will be open for all till 31 May 2011 except on Sunday's.

By Violet Pereira, Team Mangalorean

Great expressions of little kids

Akshatha M

They are still new to this world. They might not have experienced the life to the fullest, yet it has not prevented them from expressing their thoughts in the form of colours.

Take a look at the paintings unveiled in the ‘Little Expressions-2011,’ an art exhibition in Preediv Art Gallery. You would definitely end up wondering if the paintings are really created by the children.

As many as 38 paintings displayed in the gallery, created by eight children takes the visitors to a different world where the children’s thoughts about the life, woman, nature and even the smallest of small things like abacus beads have taken the form of colours.

If a painting called ‘Moods’ by Cheryl Rego talks about the moods of a man and a woman, a painting titled ‘Lady’ by Varun Holla portrays a woman’s expression at its best.

When looking at the matured paintings, one would not stop but asking the painting master of these children, Preetham Fernandes, if he has lend his helping hand in drawing the sketches and there comes the reply, “certainly no.” He says, “the children come up with the unique ideas which I just polish. I have not touched the brush and interfered in their work. It is only that I suggest them as to how they can improve their work.”

Varun Holla, a IX Std student in Canara School, Dongarakeri, who has displayed 16 of his paintings in the exhibition is overwhelmed with happiness as he has got an opportunity to showcase his paintings at such an early age.

“I have been doing painting ever since I was in UKG. But my paintings actually got polished in the last two years as I got involved in painting seriously. If some of the paintings are my own ideas, some of them were told to me by my art teacher Preetham,” he says with a pinch of joy.

For Suraksha P, a student of Sharada Vidyalaya, it was a learning experience to sit and paint for days, frame them and exhibit in the gallery. “It makes me feel nice when the people visit the gallery and praise the paintings. It is the first ever experience of mine to take part in an exhibition and I am proud,” she says.

The children namely Varun Holla, Cheryl Rego, Aashna, Suraksha P, Rahul, Sakshi Shetty, Muralidhar Rao and Suhan have experimented on the paper with varieties of styles. May it be charcoal painting or pointism theory based-pen on paper, charcoal to knife painting, photograph to painting, water colour, pastel on paper, acrylic, the children have tried it all.

Informing the same, Preetham said, it was a kind of experiment made by the children.

“Children can be moulded quite easily and that is the reason why I pushed them to do good paintings and exhibited them. The response has been satisfactory, but I look forward for more number of Mangaloreans to develop the interest towards art in their children,” he wishes.

Despite the fact that painting is one of the best activities for the children which helps them to experiment and express themselves and also offers them the physical and psychological benefits, it seems to be quite ignored in the coastal region. When hardly we can find any children’s exhibition taking place in the city, “Little Expressions” has come out as a ray of hope. The painting expo will be open for public viewing at Preediv Art Gallery, Bejai New Road till May 31.

Mangalore: 'Little' Artists Give 'Expressions' to their Talent at Art Expo

Mangalore: 'Little' Artists Give 'Expressions' to their Talent at Art Expo

Pics: Savitha B R
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore
Mangalore, Apr 12: It was an opportunity for budding artists to showcase their talent at 'Little Expressions - 2011' art exhibition organized by Preediv art classes, Bejai here on Tuesday April 12. And they made the most of it.
The exhibition marks the second anniversary of Preediv art classes, and is also aimed at promotion and development of the creativity and talent of children.

The exhibition was inaugurated by writer and theater personality Giselle D Mehta, ex-IRS and director, Allegro Ventures Pvt Ltd, Mangalore. The chief guest of the day was K P Shenoy, senior artist and a veteran art critic. The exhibition is being held at Preediv art gallery, Bejai.
The students who have displayed their art creations include Varun Holla, Cheryl Rego, Aashna, Suraksha P, Rahul, Sakshi Shetty, Muralidhar Rao and Suhas. They have experimented with several media like oil, acrylic, water colour, charcoal and so on. There are realistic, semi-realistic and abstract series of art works. Each of their works is unique with an aesthetic essence in them. More than 30 paintings are on display at the exhibition.
The exhibition will be open from April 12 to May 31, between 10 am and 6 pm, on all days except Sunday.

‘LITTLE EXPRESSIONS-2011

Preediv Art Classes, Bejai, will be organizing a children’s art exhibition ‘LITTLE EXPRESSIONS-2011 on April 12^th, 2011, Tuesday at 4.00pm on the completion of 2 years of conducting art classes, in order to promote and develop the creativity and talent of the budding artists.

The Inaugurator of the event will be by Mrs. Giselle D Mehta, Ex IRS and Director, Allegro Ventures Pvt Ltd, Mangalore and also a writer and Theater person. The Chief Guest will be Mr. K.P.Shenoy a very senior artist and a Veteran Art Critic. The exhibition will be organized at Preediv art gallery, Above SBI, NRI branch, Bejai new road, Mangalore.

The participating students include Varun Holla, Cheryl Rego, Aashna, Suraksha P, Rahul, Sakshi Shetty, Muralidhar Rao and Suhas. These children have experimented with several medium like oil, acrylic, water color, charcoal and so on. There are realistic, semi realistic and abstract series of art works. Each of their works is unique with an aesthetic essence in them. More than 30 paintings would be on display

The exhibition will be open from the 12^th of April to 31^st of May. Timings 10 am to 6pm Sundays closed.

All are welcome.