Mangaluru: Head of INTAC-Mangaluru Chapter Subhaschandra Basu informed on Wednesday that Art Kanara Trust, in association with INTACH (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage) Mangaluru Chapter, will be presenting an exhibition of Mangaluru-based artist Santhosh Andrade’s paintings at Kodial Guthu Mane, Center for Media, Art & Design from October 31 to November 8.
The exhibition, supported by S Cube Art Gallery, will be open between 11 AM and 7 PM, he told the media on Wednesday. He added that the exhibition will be inaugurated on October 31 at 5 PM. Former MLC and state BJP spokesperson, Capt. Ganesh Karnik, art patron Sabrina Hougaard, and architect Sharath Punja will be present for the inauguration, he added.
“The exhibition will showcase a broad range of recent works that have been painted on canvas, terracotta, and wood. The works are inspired by Indian folk and traditional arts, displaying the artist’s homage to small-town life and the inevitable growth of urbanization,” Basu said.
“Andrade’s paintings seek to expose the hidden marvels of everyday life. They invite you to go on a trip with him to places that are familiar if you’ve ever been charmed by small towns and semi-urban spaces of coastal India. His works aren’t just a depiction of the countryside, but a snapshot of a moment in time that most of us tend to ignore, or that often gets lost in our fast-paced lives,” he added.
Members and artists of the Art Kanara Trust Nemiraj Shetty, Rajendra Kedige, Harish Kodialbail, and Santhosh Andrade himself were present.
About Santhosh Andrade
Santhosh Andrade is an award-winning artist and winner of this year’s ORA-Mojarto National Art Contest for his painting, The Storytelling Wall: The Fallacies of Urbanization.
Born and raised in Mangaluru, the artist completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) in 2011 from the Srujana College of Fine Arts, Dharwad. He has a diploma in Applied Arts from the Mahalasa School of Art, Mangaluru. He has also participated in national and international exhibitions.
Andrade has won several major art awards, including the state award from the Karnataka Lalit Kala Academy, Southern Region Award from Camlin and the Bombay Art Society Award.
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