Karnataka - Bangalore

A chance to indulge in fantasies

BANGALORE: Kids and the aged alike have explored colours and different mediums to express their innate creativity during the Bengalooru Habba. Working with diverse age groups has also given satisfaction to the artistes participating in the habba.

Be it mask making or clay work, artistes have allowed the general public to indulge their fantasies. Artistes skilled in painting, clay work, mask making and animation at the visual arts interactive stalls at the St. George Square in Cubbon Park have had a new experience with training the eager public.

H.K. Dwarkanath, an expert mask maker from Mysore’s theatre repertory Rangayana, told The Hindu that the habba has been very different from the art camps which he had attended.

“In the camps, we create what we want and display them to the public. But here, the public is eager to know more about the art and has shown enthusiasm to learn. We are happy that children aged around four years have also come and learnt mask making or clay works,” he added. Amaresh, who is an expert in recycling water materials such as spectacle frames to make colourful ornaments has been one of the most sought after artistes at the habba. He has been teaching the audience to make their own junk jewellery using mainly waste materials and some colourful beads,

Amaresh has been mobbed by the youth during the last three days.

The camp has also seen Rizwan and Satish indulging in live colourful paintings and Fedrick preparing clay masks, clay collaborative installation with Kiran Sahi and Roshan Sahi, paper art with Stephen from Vistar, live animation by Lloyd Roberts, nature speaks (interactive performance art) by Smitha Cariappa and “on-the-spot-portraits” by art students from different art colleges in the city.

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