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A 3-D battle between God and Television

Unique animation: A still from Charuvi Agarwal’s ‘10th Avatar’.

NEW DELHI: It may be a three-dimensional animation film of just two and a half minutes, but Delhi-based film-maker Charuvi Agrawal’s “10th Avatar” was selected to be a part of the prestigious “Siggraph-2008 Computer Animation Festival” in Los Angeles.

Focusing on Indian social culture with a distinct aesthetic approach, the film is based on a story created by the author. Pointing out that “10th Avatar” was aimed at exploring and translating the elements of traditional art forms like the miniature Mughal paintings of the 15th Century, Charuvi says the historic paintings are known for their linear perspectives, intricate details and decorations.

“The paintings were used as visual records of battle scenes and in the context of this film we see an imaginary battleground of televisions overpowering the world in all life forms on air, water and land. The idea in the film was to emphasise the impact of television on the world today and its growing importance in our lives,” adds Charuvi.

Stating that the lead characters in the animation film were God and a television demon, Charuvi says they have been portrayed in a style reminiscent of the sculptures at the ancient Jagannath Temple in Puri.

Charuvi says she decided to go in for an animation film because as a painter she could form images and concept on a 2-D plane, but the idea of seeing the same in a 3-D environment with life always fascinated her.

“As an artist, I wanted to experiment with a multitude of tools to explore new forms of creative expression,” says Charuvi, who did her Bachelors in Fine Arts (Painting) from the Delhi College of Art and a graduate certificate course from the Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Computer Animation.

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