Friday, August 17, 2007
Vol-3/Issue-13/2007
The Indian Cartoon Gallery, first of its kind in India Inaugurated
Bangalore: Mario Mirandas and R K Laxmans in the making can now rub shoulders with the who’s who of cartooning in Bangalore. For, the city now houses India’s first cartoon gallery. On Thursday, governor T N Chaturvedi inaugurated the Indian Cartoon Gallery — a 2,000 sq ft of gallery space off MG Road. Walking through the gallery exhibiting the works of three leading cartoonists — V G Narendra, B G Gujarappa and late B V Ramamurthy — the governor said, “Cartoons build opinions and values as they take a dig at the follies of the government and leaders. It is an effective medium to educate people and create awareness.’’ While every frame sums up the sarcasm, irony and humour of life situations, the sketches are also sharp and bold, reflecting political upheavals and lesser known facades of leaders and celebrities. The tone is exciting and dares to be ‘politically incorrect’ too. The exhibits speak of different colours of life — hope, humour, pain,happiness and peace. All find space here — Mahatma Gandhi’s peace message, Indira Gandhi’s political rivals and chief ministers to the local flavours — HD Deve Gowda-Kheny locking horns over the BMIC. The gallery, an initiative of the Indian Institute of Cartoonists, promises to bring together works of caricaturists like Laxman, Shankar and ‘Ranga’. Ashok Kheny, honorary chairman of the institute, said, “The gallery should grow into a space that can encourage budding cartoonists across India. Two more cartoon galleries will be opened at Hubli and Gulbarga.” Narendra, managing trustee, said, “We will soon have galleries in Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and Delhi. There is little being done to recognise talent, reward and popularise the art. We want to institute a national award, hold cartoon contests, launch a website and train youngsters incaricatures
Bangalore: Mario Mirandas and R K Laxmans in the making can now rub shoulders with the who’s who of cartooning in Bangalore. For, the city now houses India’s first cartoon gallery. On Thursday, governor T N Chaturvedi inaugurated the Indian Cartoon Gallery — a 2,000 sq ft of gallery space off MG Road. Walking through the gallery exhibiting the works of three leading cartoonists — V G Narendra, B G Gujarappa and late B V Ramamurthy — the governor said, “Cartoons build opinions and values as they take a dig at the follies of the government and leaders. It is an effective medium to educate people and create awareness.’’ While every frame sums up the sarcasm, irony and humour of life situations, the sketches are also sharp and bold, reflecting political upheavals and lesser known facades of leaders and celebrities. The tone is exciting and dares to be ‘politically incorrect’ too. The exhibits speak of different colours of life — hope, humour, pain,happiness and peace. All find space here — Mahatma Gandhi’s peace message, Indira Gandhi’s political rivals and chief ministers to the local flavours — HD Deve Gowda-Kheny locking horns over the BMIC. The gallery, an initiative of the Indian Institute of Cartoonists, promises to bring together works of caricaturists like Laxman, Shankar and ‘Ranga’. Ashok Kheny, honorary chairman of the institute, said, “The gallery should grow into a space that can encourage budding cartoonists across India. Two more cartoon galleries will be opened at Hubli and Gulbarga.” Narendra, managing trustee, said, “We will soon have galleries in Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad and Delhi. There is little being done to recognise talent, reward and popularise the art. We want to institute a national award, hold cartoon contests, launch a website and train youngsters incaricatures
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