May-June 2012

ART
Veteran artist Madan
Chitrakar and his
interpretation of himself.
Antonio Nodar , a Spanish photographer with
his project …from portrait to self portrait ,The
Nepal Album arrived at the valley in Jan 10,
2012.His arrival eventually brought together
more than 300 contemporary Nepali artist
on same platform through the presentation
of the project which inaugurated at the
Kathmandu Contemporary Art Centre(KCAC)
gallery at Patan Museum on Wednesday
,March 28.The presentation included works
of contemporary painters,sculptors,traditional
artists,cartoonists,fashion designer, illustrator,
mithila artists and other genre of artists from
across Nepal.Most of the participants of the
project claim that this exhibition is one of its kind
for the Nepali Art Community.
Antonio Nodar was born in1954 in Spain and
is currently based in London. He worked in
theatres for 15 years.It was in the 1980s when he
started his career as a photographer for local
press and newspapers.’’Photography comes up
naturally and it started without any purpose”he
replies when asked why he shifted from theatres
to photography.The photographer has no formal
training and says that he learnt photography
from people who knew photography.
The acclaimed project…from portrait to self
portrait…began in 1996 with the participation
of three European artists.”There was never any
plan behind this project.It just happened”says
the photographer.People appreciated the
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