Exhibition The form of fish used as an
allegory to have a dialogue with the viewers
Amit Harit, a young emerging
artist hailing from Rajasthan, who has held several exhibitions in different
parts of the country, in his latest outing, curiously improvised on the form of
fish on his canvases to project his thoughts and aspirations. Asked about it,
the 26- year-old post graduate from the Rajasthan School of Art responds, “The
fish symbolises man's desires and his aspirations to progress and attain a
higher plane of mental and spiritual consciousness…so that's why I draw these
fish in different forms to portray my own inner struggles and ideas about
life.” He adds, that being from Rajasthan, a desert State, he also feels a
cultural connection. “Through this marine creature I also wanted to counter
pose the aridity of the land and the thirst it creates in the people.” Rendered
in mixed media, like acrylic and pen or ink on canvas, the representations
ranged across a variegated spectrum of emotions felt in different places, at
different times, using gentle rhythmic lines, vibrant palette and intricate
design patterns etched on the main subject matter of his work, the fish.
The
crumbling infrastructure and its impact on human lives, the eternal cycles of
preservation and destruction, the hope for freedom when surrounded by
encumbrances, conciliations despite differences are just some of the ideas
which the artist tried to communicate through his art interweaving the
leitmotif with other imagery like locks and spears. Amit's conception of a
“transformation”, which he seeks to realise, does not ruthlessly severe the
bonds with the old, “Progress and independence are important, but we have
certain rich cultures and traditions which should be maintained in our
character. Because only then the progress we make or independence we enjoy can
have any real meaning.”
Siddharth Dasgupta
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