JOIN USFor Manisha from Ramnagar Bal Bhavan it was a learning experience at the creative camp in Bal Bharath Srujanotsav.
Though she had painted earlier it was always based on themes, but here at Srujanotsav camp she had the freedom to experiment with colours and techniques of her choice. As the little lass put a few drops of paints of different colours on a thick card, she used a straw and blew the paint. The colours spread in disorganised and abstract shapes, but the result was quite impressing.
Not only for Manisha, but for many children like her the art camp and group activities held at Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya Creative Art stage at Gutthu Mane at Pilikula on the second day of Bal Bharath Srujanotsav provided an opportunity to learn new things and also to exhibit their hidden talent. The children were divided into a few groups and were taught the creative work of different varieties at nine workshops including doll-making using balloons, clay modelling, drawing, cartoons, collage art, thermo foam mask making, metal embossing work, origami art and painting through simple art techniques.
At the drawing workshop, children were allotted with the theme of cultural heritage. The children who have come from different parts of the countrypainted extraordinarily depicting the culture and tradition of their region. If Kiranmayi from Hyderabad sketched a lady performing classical dance of Andhra Pradesh- Kuchipudi with Char Minar in the background, Alok from Alike brilliantly brought the scene of cock fight (Koli Katta) on paper. Over 80 students participated in the drawing workshop alone.
Akshatha from Bal Bhavan Mysore was trying her hands on metal embossing work with the guidance from the experts. “I had never heard of this art before. I found this metal embossing work very interesting and I am happy that I am going back to my place learning a new art. I would definitely teach it to my friends in Mysore,” she told Deccan Herald.
Giridhar from Davangere was so much involved in drawing cartoons that he said he would love to be a professional cartoonist. “Though I used to draw cartoons earlier, I never received any guidance. With the experts guiding me here I can improve my cartooning skills,” he said. He loved Srujanotsav so much that he said he has totally forgotten his home and school after he entered Pilikula.
The expert artists like John Chandran, A K Zubeir Kudla, Permude Mohan Kumar and others guided the children.