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.
Excellent blog sir! Awe inspiring. Thanks!!!
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