Kathmandu. The exhibition of ‘Forms of Abstraction’ is continuing at Taragaon Next in Buddh, Kathmandu, reflecting the art of Nepali abstract painting. This exhibition, which started on Thursday, will continue till Monday.
Organized with the help of Saraf Foundation for Himalayan Tradition and Culture, 49 abstract paintings of 26 artists from Nepal have been placed in this exhibition.
Roshan Mishra, director of Taragaon Next, said that Nepali abstract punting art is connected with Nepali history and tradition. “It is important that we make it known to everyone, which is connected with history and tradition,” said Mishra, “such an exhibition also serves to introduce and give opportunities to artists with amazing art.”
Apart from this, he said that since abstract punting is very popular among the young generation, such an exhibition will help them to get more information. Also, director Mishra says that this exhibition of abstract art is the largest exhibition with the largest number of participants so far.
Nepali abstract art was started in the 1960s by Lansingh Bangdel. Bangdel, who returned from seeing modern art in Paris, opened new doors in Nepal through colors, textures and emotions.
After that, artists like Gehendraman Amatya, Laxman Shrestha, Uttam Nepali, Govind Dangol, Krishna Manandhar, Kiran Manandhar, Laya Mainali, Sharad Ranjith have been continuing it.
The artists participating in the exhibition have depicted Nepal’s history, spirituality, culture and nature in paintings through color and artistry. In some artworks, the influence of geometry and architecture can be seen.
The exhibition also honored the late Lainsingh Bangdel, Uttam Nepali, Balkrishna Sam, Indra Pradhan, Prashant Shrestha and other artists who contributed to abstract art.
Among the artists participating in the exhibition are Bidhata KC, Navindraman Rajbhandari, Vijay Maharjan, NB Gurung, Vinod Pradhan, Nem Bahadur Tamang, Chandra Shrestha, Pramila Bajracharya, Govind Dangol, Ramesh Khanal. Similarly, Jeevan Rajopadhyay, Ratnakaji Shakya, Kiran Manandhar, Rita Manandhar, KK Karmacharya, Sagar Manandhar, Krishna Manandhar, Sangeet Shrestha, Laya Mainali, Sharad Ranjith, Madan Chitrakar, Sunita Rana, Mukesh Malla, Sushma Rajbhandari, Nabendra Limbu and Vijay Thapa are also participating.
Director Mishra said that even though abstract art has been practiced in Nepal for about 65 years, there has not been much discussion about it and not much attention has been paid to it.