Date:09/09/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/09/09/stories/2007090955410800.htm

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Andhra Pradesh

Overwhelming response to Lifestyle Show

Staff Reporter

Aesthetically crafted, these artefacts are in tune with modern taste

— Photo: Ch. Vijaya Bhaskar

Take your pick: People taking a look at the artefacts.

VIJAYAWADA: Stalls displaying various contemporary and traditional arts at the ‘Lifestyle Show-2007’ being organised by The Hindu-Eenadu at Swaraj Maidan are witnessing overwhelming response from patrons.

The crowd that thronged these stalls at the show on Saturday was quite on the higher side.

Display

Aesthetically crafted by the master craftsmen, the artefacts chiselled out of various metal, wood, ceramic and other materials are on display, keeping in tune in with the modern house keeping trends.

One such shop with dazzling and radiant colours was Limited Creations from Delhi. Defying its name, it had many things to offer those who came to the show.

Artisans

“Most of these works have been made by artisans from Jharkhand.

“These art works are called defined art, and are mostly used to add a dash of novelty to walls of the houses and corporate offices.

“We have decorative articles from Rs. 500 to Rs. 6,000,” said Anju while busily explaining the features of the art pieces to buyers.

“We are banking on Sunday crowd. We hope that best of the customers will visit the expo on Sunday,” she said with optimism.

A shining sword, a gun embedded with a horse and cute little dolls meant for the cupboards brought to the fore the creative prowess of the artisans.

Mumtaz Ahmed of Sai Arts and Frames from Mumbai said that the best of the paintings, especially those with three-dimensional (3D) effect, were on sale at his boutique.

“Most of the oil paintings are imported from Holland and the UK. These are lifetime possessionss. We have artefacts ranging from Rs. 400 to Rs. 7,000,” he explained.

However, the most impressive corner of the shop was the one displaying dozens of works on Lord Ganapathi, made of wood and metal by artisans from Maharashtra.

Ashraf of Malaysian Frames said his shop offered art works made of Jade stone, which was a semi-precious stone.