There are individuals who comply with historical past. Then there are historical past fans. Srinivasa Babu Angara is barely totally different from each. An artist, inside designer and sculptor, he research historical past with a eager curiosity and goes on to color scenes from historical past. His artworks embody 3D recreations of maps of historical cities and excavation websites. In his artwork present, Undeciphered, he reveals his work, by which he drew inspiration from the research of the Indus-Saraswathi civilisation. Nearly all of his art work on show are acrylic on canvas. He additionally reveals few metal in acetic acid sprayed over with metallic PU (colors). These sheets are a 3D illustration of the road system from the Mohenjodaro civilisation.
His curiosity in historical past has led him to match signal language, codes and the system of stamps. In doing so Srinivasa reveals what the aesthetics of colors can do to one thing so simple as a portray of symbols and historical quantity system.
Srinivasa’s narratives of historical past from books are a burst of color. Altering the angle and the place you view the portray will replicate a distinct narrative.
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One such artwork work is the purple jasper torso from Harappa. An informal have a look at the artwork work will reveal a geometrical sample of purple; transfer away, you will notice a torso.
His Meluhha is a map representing the north western a part of India. Srinivasa explains, “Meluhha is meant to be the traditional identify of the land within the north western area which falls between the Himalayas and the Arabian Sea. An amazing civilisation, which was primarily egalitarian flourished on the banks of rivers Indus and Saraswathi. It stretches over 2 million sq. kilometres, and 1181 websites have been found up to now. Round 10 might be known as cities, that are greater than 100 hectares. The individuals of the Indus-Saraswathi civilisation used to commerce with far-off lands like Mesopotamia and Egypt. Meluhha was the identify with which the Mesopotamians referred to it of their data written in Cuneiform language.”
Whereas viewing this art work, viewers surprise why the Arabian Sea has an virtually purple shade. Srinivasa explans, “The depth of the ocean makes it darkish and mysterious. The heavy shade of blue, masked in an virtually purple shade is what one sees as one sails away from the shore.”
One other placing function of the artist’s work is the feel he creates with colors. The historical past lover in him makes use of symbols from the Indus script as design components. In one of many work, the well-known dancing woman figurine from Harappan civilisation is juxtaposed in opposition to a present-day tribal woman to “draw a comparability. We’re not so totally different from our ancestors,” provides Srinivasa.
The artist additionally appeared impressed with the practise of utilizing a seal at the moment. His work factors out that the majority seals used at the moment had a generally recurring image — the unicorn.
Undeciphered by Srinivasa Babu Angara is on show at Chitramayee State Gallery of Artwork until August 18.
