Art takes flight on little wings
BHUBANESWAR: The dull and washed-out boundary wall of a government building at Satya Nagar had never attracted a look from any passerby. But Wednesday was different. A number of children came with their brushes and cans of paint and transformed the wall into a piece of art.
"Art is a form of expression that increases our ability to communicate and grow. It has a vocabulary, structure emotion and meaning like language. This event is a medium through which we allowed children to tell their own stories through painting," said Sujeet Mohapatra, secretary of Bakul Foundation that had organized the event on the occasion of Children's Day.
Around 60 students from 12 schools painted the 200-ft-wall giving flight to the theme, 'Books give us wings'. They drew pictures of pigeons, computers and books. "Since wings mean freedom we have shown a human figure with a broken handcuff being carried away on the wings of literacy and illumination. We also added symbols like Swastika and Feng Shui along with computers which reflects that despite advanced education we are firmly rooted in our culture," said Risav Mohanty, group leader from DAV Public School, Pokhariput.
Children were also very elated after the event. "It was a great experience to paint on a huge wall. We were very conscious as what we paint on the wall is going to remain there forever and hundreds of people will see it everyday. So it must be beautiful and send across a message," said Snigdha Das of St Xavier's International School.
Teachers too felt that the huge canvas would hone the skills of their students as well as popularize art. "Art is restricted to drawing books and art galleries. The concept of public art is yet to reach the people and stimulate their artistic senses. This may be a small but noble beginning to popularize the concept of art," said Bijay Panda, an art teacher.
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