Some Artworks from "Reinventing the wheel', the Art camp at Rail Wheel factory

Catch the enthusiasm from these pictures of the Camp first....

Untitled

Dr. M S Murthy

In this painting, Dr. Murthy has captured the essence of our factory, red hot molten metal, the cyclic  nature of our processes of manufacture by intriguing workmen and a wheel rising from our labour. Titled “Wheel of life”, the Bhavachakra impressions lends it new meaning. A semi-abstract, which juxtaposes the mundane activity of making a wheel with the samsara or cyclic existence or rather, for better understanding by us engineers, the wheel of becoming.

 

Sleep without fear

Shivanand Basavanthappa

Mr. Basavanthappa says, “the urge to express the dynamic and intangible perceptions through a tangible media turned  me into an artist. As much as I chose to express, I found myself to be the fundamental medium of expression”. 

Taking a leaf out of recent captions on outstation buses in Karnataka, “sleep like a baby”, the artist has a man sleeping on a railway bogie frame with wheels, in a playful similarity with baby in a pram. 

The Creator

Shivanand Basavanthappa

The artist is delving into creation of our universe in this painting, inspired by the processes in the factory, the various handling systems and some inherently dangerous activities as well. Man is pictured as God here.

The Sprue Washers

Dr. M S Murthy

(see the Sprue wahers at work in the factory, at right)

Dr. Murthy made many visits to RWF on our request and it was quite exhilarating to watch him drink in the sights in the factory. One could visualize some great abstract works in the making. This painting is a great tribute to the Sprue Washers of the factory, portrayed earlier in this book. His empathy with the hard work these men put and his interpretation of their work, succinctly depicted in a maze of black and white, and sporadic red. At another level, the pride of these men in what they do is captured beautifully in a visual language, remarkably independent of the mosaic of visual references. For us, it reflects our technological and labour-oriented preoccupation in a novel sensitive plane, detached from the everyday logic of perspective or visual reality.

We are ever grateful, Dr. Murthy!!

Railway Blue

Dr. Shahed Pasha

 

Dr Pasha says, “All the stories from our rich Hindu mythology are pictured beautifully in Mughal & Rajput works as well as ancient sculptures but it is time now to put them in a modern perspective. The stories have not lost their relevance; it’s just that we have to develop a deeper understanding of these stories and their messages. I am trying to do this in my own insignificant way.”

In this painting titled “Railway Blue”, a host of Devtas led by Indra form a train. Two heavenly forms are shown spreading flower petals in the Pilot tradition of Indian Railways. Once again, the simple narrative of this work made him an instant darling of the RWF fraternity. More power to your genre, Dr. Pasha!!

 

Not only wheel

Shivanand Basavanthappa

The wheels form a part of our every day life; they are like to trees which are evergreen. Mr. Basavanthappa has shaped the wheel with a tree into a heart in this painting , just like the roots and heart of a tree or a man. The wheel is the heart of a train and a train carries millions of hearts every day safely.

 

Bala Krishna in RWF

Dr. Shahed Pasha

Pasha believes that God is forever with and amongst us, omnipresent and transcendental, guiding us in our life’s journey. He encourages you to find Kanha at the platform of a Railway station pointing to travellers their trains to salvation and urges us to train our eyes to see him! In this painting titled “Bala Krishna in RWF”, he has once again brought Krishna playing truant among wheels and wheel sets. Holding a Teddy bear, the simplicity of the depiction is extremely exhilarating. An inevitable train flying away even as a wheels set hangs in air captures the RWF background.