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The young Kolkatta master Avijit
Dutta, has been constantly engaged with the celebration of the feminine.
Whatever may be his image of portrayal, in his work lie the many facets and
moods of sensuality. The modes and nuances in sensuality, the reading of which
as expressed by Avijit Dutta, are embedded in the Indian notions of Lávanyá.
Lávanyá emerges from the 'Shadanga' or the six limbs of Indian art. 'Shadanga'
lays a prominence on the basic structure or language of a work of art, written
in consonance with the liturgical texts.
The chitrasutra of the
Vishnudharmottara is one of the first canons of Indian painting, an oral
tradition, which was penned around the 5th Century A.D. According to the
chitrasutra, paintings are the greatest treasure of mankind, as they have a
beneficial influence on the viewer. Being the oldest treatise on art in the
world, it states that fine paintings are meant to have a deep effect upon the
lives of the people.
In this exhibition, the essence of Lávanyá
is the invocation of the feminine form.
Lávanyá-yojana,
an essential limb of Indian art states that the
artist must know how to define a chitra, imparting beauty to the figures.
All figures in artistic production must possess their characteristic features.
The Vishnudharmmottara-Purana states, “a painting which has not the proper
position (sthana) or the rasas, are empty to look at and devoid of
life-movement (Cetana) is said to be inexpressive”.
Lávanyá
is possible through in a picture, which expresses
some ‘rasa’ through its limbs such as the eyes. It describes the inner
beauty of the matured soul, the quality of which can only be manifested
in one who has destroyed the inner negativities. The beauty of such a person
shines like a lovely radiance in the face and beams as spiritual power from the
eyes. It also describes the qualities of the Divine Mother, who rules the
universe.
And Avijit has mastered the essence of
Lávanyá.
Dr.
Alka Pande
Curator
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