<div>An exhibition at the Indian Cartoon Gallery, of the top 50 entries from an international animal cartoon contest, shows how artists perceive the species we share the Earth with. The contest, organised by a Serbian portal of animal cartoons, is on ‘Zoological Gardens’. The expo is an initiative of Dr Spiro Radulovic, professor at the University of Belgrade, also a cartoonist. The aim of the contest is to increase awareness among people about animals. <br /><br />Artists from Russia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Romania, Luxembourg and other European countries have represented animals in humorous scenes. A tiger looks on, shocked and confused, at a woman in a tiger-print outfit; an elephant pretends to be a fountain to escape an injection and monkeys swing from tyres they stole from a visitor’s car. Many such sketches have been featured.<br /><br />Giraffe seems to be the most-loved animal among cartoonists. A giraffe drinking wine out of a very long-stemmed glass, another one extending its neck to watch Animal Planet channel on TV through the window of a house near the zoo, a painter using this African mammal, instead of a ladder to paint a signboard, are among the interesting ones. <br /><br />Humour has been used to make social comments too. One artwork shows that even if predators and preys get together to form a pyramid, it is not good enough to distract people from the glowing screens of their smartphones. <br /><br />“When they announced the contest, Indian Institute of Cartoonists (IIC) extended support by informing cartoonists here, so that they could take part. That’s when they promised to give us the opportunity to exhibit the cartoons here,” said V G Narendra, managing trustee of IIC. This is the first time that these cartoons are being exhibited out of Belgrade, where they were on display in July. Narendra invited families to bring children along to see the cartoons which will be on display till October 8 at the Gallery in Midford House, off MG Road. <br /></div>
<div>An exhibition at the Indian Cartoon Gallery, of the top 50 entries from an international animal cartoon contest, shows how artists perceive the species we share the Earth with. The contest, organised by a Serbian portal of animal cartoons, is on ‘Zoological Gardens’. The expo is an initiative of Dr Spiro Radulovic, professor at the University of Belgrade, also a cartoonist. The aim of the contest is to increase awareness among people about animals. <br /><br />Artists from Russia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Romania, Luxembourg and other European countries have represented animals in humorous scenes. A tiger looks on, shocked and confused, at a woman in a tiger-print outfit; an elephant pretends to be a fountain to escape an injection and monkeys swing from tyres they stole from a visitor’s car. Many such sketches have been featured.<br /><br />Giraffe seems to be the most-loved animal among cartoonists. A giraffe drinking wine out of a very long-stemmed glass, another one extending its neck to watch Animal Planet channel on TV through the window of a house near the zoo, a painter using this African mammal, instead of a ladder to paint a signboard, are among the interesting ones. <br /><br />Humour has been used to make social comments too. One artwork shows that even if predators and preys get together to form a pyramid, it is not good enough to distract people from the glowing screens of their smartphones. <br /><br />“When they announced the contest, Indian Institute of Cartoonists (IIC) extended support by informing cartoonists here, so that they could take part. That’s when they promised to give us the opportunity to exhibit the cartoons here,” said V G Narendra, managing trustee of IIC. This is the first time that these cartoons are being exhibited out of Belgrade, where they were on display in July. Narendra invited families to bring children along to see the cartoons which will be on display till October 8 at the Gallery in Midford House, off MG Road. <br /></div>
