Going above and beyond with Liminal

“I wanted to bring various voices together in a celebration of freedom. I believe art is the freedom of expression, and emotion,” says Belinda Fernandez, curator of the show, Liminal. “It felt apt considering this is the month we celebrate our Independence as a nation.”

According to Belinda, the exhibition distills the essence of human journeys as experienced by each artist.

“Each of their styles is uniquely different; you will not see an overlap of art or thought in their work. Each of them have their own signature when it comes to representing their emotions through art,” says Belinda. This person admits since seven is her favourite number, she chose as numerous artists for the show.

Participating artists include Bharath Laddiyavar, Gangadhar Bandanavar, Ramesh Garawad, Santosh Pattar, Shrishail Kamate, Shweta Hegde and Sumukhraj N. All the artists hail from different regions of Karnataka and between them have works executed using oil pastels, charcoal, acrylic, water colours and more.

Belinda says Gangadhar Laddiyavar has a way of presenting mythology in a contemporary manner that will appeal to today’s generation. “He wants to tell a story; he does not want us to forget our traditions, culture or the past of things,” she says.

Bharat’s apply of flora to express human emotions, “resonates with us Bangaloreans who take pride in our garden city. And the wee bit of nudity found in his work, is quite tastefully done.”

By contrast, Shrishail Kamate’s work is a stark reminder of the degradation of our environment. He shows the city from an aerial point of view; a perspective that not only makes it hard to ignore green patches giving way to growing greys and browns, but additionally evokes a sense of nostalgia.