Art tranquils their minds

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsThe minds that tide through the crests and troughs of illusion, on reaching the lanes of art, turn tranquil in the journey forward. Forgetting the hard-hitting undercurrents of the heart, their thoughts  melt in the depths of colours. Sans imaginative grandiose, the paintings by the patients of Government Mental Health Centre, Peroorkada, are subtle in their own way. For the first time in the city, these works of art are being unveiled to the public for four days beginning Thursday at the painting exhibition ‘Varnavismayam’ at Vyloppilli Samskrithi Bhavan. Ranjith Ramachandran, who is coordinating the exhibition, says, “I realised their talent on meeting them in March this year. I gave them enough materials to draw and paint, to make them ready for an exhibition. Every month, I bring the materials for them to draw.” Seventy paintings are getting ready for the exhibition.  The women inmates at the rehabilitation centre are trained on all days from 10.30 am to 1 pm to draw. “Some would have a talent to draw, whereas others need to be trained. Before initiating them into the work, we engage in a conversation with them to identify their nature and give them designs to do. Only after doing some trial works would they start making the original works,” says craft instructor Ammini R. A majority are glass paintings, whereas works on canvas and embroidery too are visible. ‘’Works of people suffering from varied kind of illnesses will be displayed at the exhibition. Of these, there are patients with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, mood disorder etc. On the last day of the exhibition, those interested could buy the paintings. We consider this a good start, as in future, we would definitely consider making it grand,” says G Sunil Kumar, Superintendent of the Centre. The exhibition would be inaugurated by K Muraleedharan MLA at Vyloppilli Samskrithi Bhavan at 10 am on Thursday.first published:September 20, 2012, 10:21 ISTlast updated:September 20, 2012, 10:21 IST 
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