Mysuru, KARNATAKA :

by Rajkumar Bhavasar

The ongoing 11-day Sculpture Workshop, jointly organised by Karnataka Shilpakala Academy and Lalitha Kala Akademi at Kalamandira on Hunsur Road in city, has provided vast experience to the sculptors.

Seven senior sculptors, assisted by an equal number of assistants, who have come from Raichur, Mysuru, Bengaluru, Mandya and Ballari districts, are busy giving final touches to their sculptures, with the camp drawing to a close on Oct. 5.

Tukaram of Sindhanur in Raichur district assisted by Manoj Kumar is sculpting ‘Kalikadevi’ idol, while Manjunath Acharya of Yelahanka assisted by Kumar of Bengaluru is giving final shape to ‘Shiva’ idol, Kalachari of Ballari assisted by Vivek M. Podar of Vijayapura is giving final touches to ‘Kambada Narasimha’ idol and our very own Shyamasundar Bhat of Roopa Nagar in Mysuru, assisted by Krishnappa is in the last leg of sculpting ‘Veerabhadra’ idol.

There are women sculptors too in the camp, exhibiting the skills they have learnt over the years. Gayatri A. Shipli of Chikkalasandra in Bengaluru assisted by Tabu Tabassum of Hospet, is sculpting a folk figure. The other sculptors, taking part include Deepak and Lokesh from Mandya.

The stones for sculpting were procured from Hampapura in H.D. Kote taluk.

The camp also features wood sculpture and carving. G.V. Shivakumar of Bengaluru has carved ‘Ardha Nareeshwara’ idol out of wooden piece, while on M. Chidananda of Girinagar in Bengaluru has carved ‘Shiva’ idol, Vasant Naikar ‘Madanike,’ Sashidhar Acharya ‘Krishna,’ Nagendra S. Kammar ‘Darpana Sundari,’ and Vijay and Shivakumar contemporary art works.

M. Ramamurthy of Bengaluru is the camp Director, while Karnataka Shilpakala Academy Member Dr. Geetanjali Achar of Mysuru is the convenor.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / October 04th, 2016