Canvas depicts shades of femininity
Artist Smita Srivastava’s canvas of skills is vast. Whether it’s oil on canvas, charcoal or any other mediums, this was evident at a group exhibition titled “Pattern and Expressions” at All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society in the capital recently. Srivastava’s work were exhibited along with two female artists, Rajika Vani Banerjee and Ujwala Prabhu.
Her canvases, displayed at the exhibition had figurative images in vibrant palette that reflected cheerful personality and feminine style of the artist. “I love colours and prefer painting bright images that would make others feel good too,” says Srivastava.
Although educationist by profession, Srivastava takes to palette and canvas in free time. Srivastava traces her deep interest in art and colours to her childhood, but she credits her visit to Bangladesh as the turning point. “With my husband posted in Bangladesh, I got an opportunity to explore and nurture my artistic interest,” says Srivastava who is also the principal of the Banyan Tree School in Delhi. Once she came back from the neighbouring country, she enrolled at Triveni Kala Kendra and gave wings to her interest.
Art for the self-taught artist is a window to unwind after a hectic session at school. “Brush and colours make me forget everything else in the world,” she confesses.
It was the artist’s first show and her charcoal works and acrylic paintings were quite a hit among art lovers.
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