Kerala Lalithakala Akademi, an autonomous institution of
Government of Kerala for the promotion of fine arts, conducted two day painting
camp at Thiruvananthapuram on 5th and 6th September 2018, to support Kerala
government to reform state havoc caused from flood that hit Kerala in August.
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| Artists Byju Elampallil (left) and Sathish Parakkode (right) during the camp. |
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| Painting by Artist Pramod Kurampala |
About 90 plus artists including B D Dathan and Kattoor
Narayana Pillai participated in the camp and done their paintings free of cost.
Many other artists offered their already drawn paintings, sculptures and
photographs to the camp. The two -day
camp could collect over 300 paintings. These
paintings and sculptures are at display for sale at a uniform price of
Rs.1500/- per painting. The amount so collected will be given to the Chief
Minister’s Distress Relief Fund (CMDRF) for helping the affected to rebuild
their lives.
The camp titled ‘Chitra Thanal’ held at Musuem compound ,
Thiruvananthapuram, was inaugurated by the noted sculptor Kanayi Kunjhiraman by
drawing the portrait of the Oscar winner Resul Pookutty, the Sound designer from
Kerala. The artists’ group based at
Thiruvannthapuram ‘SAP Green’ and the museum authorities extended their support
in this noble mission.
These paintings are
at display for sale in the Museum gallery for a week from 10 Sept 2018.
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| Resul Pookutty (Left) and Kanayi Kunjhiraman (right) |
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