May-June 2012

ART
Mr. mouse is strong and everywhere... medium: Acrylic on canvas
From left: Second piece collection- Investment Bank, Third piece collection- Maureen Drdak
reflection of the series of psychedelic
experience the artist would like share
with the viewers. And to attain that state
of compelling dialogue with the viewers,
let’s not forget - Hitman’s journey may
have had been through the various stages
of human emotion and experiences.
And it has provided him a lot of needed
inputs to create a live experience. ‘My
Mouse is Strong and is Everywhere’ is
a unique example. The work reflects
those stages of experiences stated in the
earlier lines. To transfer those feelings in
a canvas, what is needed at this stage is
the technical language- Hitman is well
familiar with. Technically, in Hitman’s
works, the inspirations he has drawn from
the contemporary style of expressions –
prevailing in China today is hard to miss.
But there should be no reasons to have
qualms about it so long as the expressions
remain strong and is able to create
impacts. And Hitman has indeed proven
successful – with his strong visual narrative.
Various moods and different expressions of the people are captured in non representative
forms. Among the five elements : Earth, Air, Sky, Fire and Water various people have their own
definition and interpretation. Some may feel Fire as stronger elements and some may feel air is
a vital elements. So these mixed approach of the people are gathered here. These twelve panel
dipicts the group of society and each panel interpret the multiple importance of the elemets.
But they are linked to each other. The universe is the synthesis of these elements.
PHILOSOPHICAL MUSINGS OF
UNIVERSE AND EXISTENCE
Next example of this generation is Sagar
Manandhar. Until the recent past, his
imageries were observed as abstractions
rooted in the architectural contents. And
it had given a display of a set trend – to
follow a ‘natural flow of spontaneity’. And
as we see now, Sagar seemed to have
soared to a newer plane – seeking to
express from an entirely a new angle. He
is here now to interpret the meaning of
our very existence. Or in other words,
he tries to share and convince a viewer
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May - June 2012