‘Paramparik’- an Exhibit of Indian Traditional Paintings by 3 US Students at SAC
‘Paramparik’- an Exhibit of Indian Traditional Paintings by Three talented USA Students at St Aloysius College-Mangaluru
Mangaluru: They Came, They Saw, They Conquered the Indian Art Forms- and now they have created a unique collection of Indian art Forms comprising of Mysuru Traditional; Moghal Art; Rajasthani Art; Warli Art; Art from Andhra; among many other forms- and have also created their own paintings in Indian style. Meet three talented artists- Asha Goldberg, Brooke Weinstein and Claire Bogart, all exchange students from SUNY, Cortland College, New York-USA. All the three students had learned the art from celebrated painter-John Chandran, an Art Teacher at St Aloysius High School-Mangaluru.
“Paramparik”- an Exhibition of Indian Traditional Paintings created by these three students hailing from USA, was inaugurated this morning, 20 March 2018 at the St Aloysius College portico by Fr Praveen Martis Sj and Fr Gerald Furtado Sj, by lighting the traditional lamp along with Dr M Narahari-Registrar, St Aloysius College, John Chandran, Fr Melwyn Pinto Sj-Associate Director,Dept. of Journalism and Mass Communication-SAC, and the three talented artists- Asha, Brooke and Claire.
In his inaugural address Fr Praveen Martis Sj said, “Culture plays an important role in the development of any nation. It represents a set of shared attitudes, values, goals and practices. Culture and creativity manifest themselves in almost all economic, social and other activities. A country as diverse as India is symbolized by the plurality of its culture. India has one of the world’s largest collections of art forms- paintings and writings that are known, as the ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ of humanity. We need to compliment these three talented foreign students who within couple of months have learned a few Indian Art Forms, and have now created history by creating Indian art on their own. Bravo, a job well done”
Fr Gerald Furtado Sj also speaking said, “We are happy to have these talented artists from USA amidst us. They have learned this Indian art form from our art teacher John Chandran, which is something amazing to note that some one could create such beautiful paintings/art work within such a short time. We should appreciate the enthusiasm and interest shown by these three American students towards Indian art forms, and thereby creating traditional Indian art forms by unleashing their artistic talents. I wish them best of luck in their future endeavours”
Also speaking to Team Mangalorean, John Chandran said, “Nine students from USA had come on an Exchange Study Tour-they have been here since 2 January 2018 and will return on 15 April 2018. During their study tour they have learned Indian history, Yoga, Social Changes-Urban India, Gender Equality, Human Rights, Artistic Knowledge, and much more. I had the privilege to train three of these students in Indian Arts- and I am happy to say that the trio learned this art so quickly, and this exhibition is the success story of their artistic talents. I wish them the best of luck for the future, and also wish that they would spread the knowledge that they learnt here back in their homeland”.