SPACES Sept issue 2017

NEWS
SAMAAHIT
The second solo exhibition of Mr.
Nabendra Limbu focuses more on
the dissection of feelings that are
pure abstract works created from
2004 till 2017. The artist has tried to
strike a balance between subjective
and objective values on to the canvas
carrying a moral dimension, in that it
can be seen to stand for virtues such
as order, purity and simplicity.
Various artists have expressed the
beauty of abstract art through spiritual
and visual attributes, power, and
psychoanalysis. But Limbu has given
a different perspective to abstract,
believing that the abstract connects a
human being to the society as society
itself is a combination of abstract things
that makes a perfect whole. He focuses
more on the dissection of feeling that a
human face in day to day life.
His painting had similar pattern which
reminded people of jigsaw puzzles
and clothing designs, but on close
observation the painting had different
meaning to it. He says that the painting
itself is a medium of how people feel
while they observe it.
The curator of the exhibition Mr. Sujan
Chitrakar says that Limbu's paintings
are infused with the passion of the
person himself with rough surfaces
and jagged edges. He recalls that the
artist would disappear for a long time
and reappears eventually bringing
stories of faraway lands on his new
sketches.
The color combination appears
prominent where harmony and
blunt emotional forms expresses
abstractionism. The use of white is a
prominent attribute of his paintings.
When not applied as background,
white comes mixed with background
colors making the hue seem more
pastel-like. With the help of white, the
colors lose their original intensity to sit
better with the complimentary hues
that they are applied alongside.
Judging by his way of artistic
approach, he is still exploring the
theme ‘Relationship’ as he mentions
“Everything in the world relates to one
another. Just like how this exhibition
has created a connection between
you and me.” •
SEPTEMBER 2017 SPACES / 17