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Floral fantasy
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Carnations, roses, chrysanthemum and gerberas in magical configurations with driftwood, dry palm leaf and stone... the recently held Ikebana exhibition was a show of flower power.
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Expressions of harmony and the poetry of flowers as defined in disciplined encounters between man and Nature filled the Lalit Kala Academy Exhibition Hall this past week at an Ikebana exhibition organised by the city's Indo-Japan Society.
In spaces defined by the Ikebana artist's eye were brought together frond, fern driftwood and flowers in beautiful arrangements.
Each arrangement was like a delicate `haiku' and featured local and Japanese artists of the Ohara and Sogetsu schools.
Ikebana shows traditionally have one focal arrangement and Saroja Ramamrutham's driftwood and bird-of-paradise arrangement done in the Ohara style was as eye-catching as Malathi Pandurang's bamboo stem and twisting cane compositions.
Carnations, roses, ixoras, chrysanthemum, and gerberas stood in magical configurations with driftwood and dry palm leaf, stone, stick and even building bricks.
The essence of Ikebana, as master of Ohara School Saroja Ramamrutham puts it, is "to bring Nature into an enclosed space. If we see a log floating in the water, we recreate the whole scenery indoors.''
Each of the exhibits reflected within the formal `line and space structure' the spontaneous beauty and harmony of Nature, from a dazzling twisting driftwood composition through which pretty daisies peeped cheekily to a tall vase celebrating the elegance of stems and a few flowers.
Gerberas with cucumber provided as much visual enchantment as a spray of chrysanthemums or a parchment dry palm leaf with red roses to add that touch of vibrancy. The three-day exhibition brought many visitors to the Lalit Kala Academy.
PUSHPA CHARI
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