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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsRedefining the existing in art necessitates an artist to create an impression of his own. Or else it will turn into a mere look-alike of the original. When Manuj Brahmapaad chose to give a mural version to the paintings of Raja Ravi Varma, he consciously kept away from creating a replica of the masterstrokes and aspired to create a signature of his own. Elated about the mural of Ravi Varma’s ‘Maharashtrian Lady’, which is nearing completion, he speaks on his mission in general.“I took his story board. What you see on these canvases are my own. ” he says. The female characters of Ravi Varma in Manuj’s version are brimming with fullness. His ‘Veena Saraswathi’, has an aura behind the head which makes an appearance on his latest visiting card also. Manuj is conscious in making his works perfect with a minimum of means. His method is the optimum utilisation of the material and is not convinced about the idea of dipping the painting brush an umpteen times into different colours for each portion.“I don’t feel the need to do so. Keeping a clear blue print of the image in mind can help you judiciously use the colours.” The picture-perfect works could easily be mistaken as oil paintings at first glance. Manuj reveals the trick of the trade - that he had applied acrylic for the murals in a particular fashion.A fascination towards murals prompted Manuj, a self-taught artist, to visit many old temples in North Kerala to examine their intricate frescoes. He studied them and applied them on his canvas. This happened some four years back, and gave him a clear understanding of the centuries-old art. Being a devout adherent of beauty, he prefers to draw realistic works than complex abstracts.“Only a creative artist can represent beauty with all its vitality. It is the same for art and literature; both needs to have a visual image in it. One should get into doing abstracts only after attaining mastery over realism,” he says.Manuj, who runs the gallery ‘Chithra Pathamk’ in the city, does not wish to hail ‘art for art’s sake’ dictum, for he has a purpose for art in his life too. “I look upon art from commercial perspective too. So far, I have not sold any of my works in original, and took their prints for the customers who demanded it.”Also in the pipeline is the idea to etch the murals of 10 more works of Ravi Varma, which would include acclaimed works like Sakunthala, Radha Madhavam, Milkmaid etc.first published:August 14, 2012, 10:48 ISTlast updated:August 14, 2012, 10:48 IST
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Redefining the existing in art necessitates an artist to create an impression of his own. Or else it will turn into a mere look-alike of the original. When Manuj Brahmapaad chose to give a mural version to the paintings of Raja Ravi Varma, he consciously kept away from creating a replica of the masterstrokes and aspired to create a signature of his own. Elated about the mural of Ravi Varma’s ‘Maharashtrian Lady’, which is nearing completion, he speaks on his mission in general.

“I took his story board. What you see on these canvases are my own. ” he says. The female characters of Ravi Varma in Manuj’s version are brimming with fullness. His ‘Veena Saraswathi’, has an aura behind the head which makes an appearance on his latest visiting card also.

Manuj is conscious in making his works perfect with a minimum of means. His method is the optimum utilisation of the material and is not convinced about the idea of dipping the painting brush an umpteen times into different colours for each portion.

“I don’t feel the need to do so. Keeping a clear blue print of the image in mind can help you judiciously use the colours.” The picture-perfect works could easily be mistaken as oil paintings at first glance. Manuj reveals the trick of the trade - that he had applied acrylic for the murals in a particular fashion.

A fascination towards murals prompted Manuj, a self-taught artist, to visit many old temples in North Kerala to examine their intricate frescoes. He studied them and applied them on his canvas. This happened some four years back, and gave him a clear understanding of the centuries-old art. Being a devout adherent of beauty, he prefers to draw realistic works than complex abstracts.

“Only a creative artist can represent beauty with all its vitality. It is the same for art and literature; both needs to have a visual image in it. One should get into doing abstracts only after attaining mastery over realism,” he says.

Manuj, who runs the gallery ‘Chithra Pathamk’ in the city, does not wish to hail ‘art for art’s sake’ dictum, for he has a purpose for art in his life too. “I look upon art from commercial perspective too. So far, I have not sold any of my works in original, and took their prints for the customers who demanded it.”

Also in the pipeline is the idea to etch the murals of 10 more works of Ravi Varma, which would include acclaimed works like Sakunthala, Radha Madhavam, Milkmaid etc.