Mangalore : An art exhibition titled “Bharatanatyam” by Russian artist Elena Fedosenko was inaugurated at at the Orchid Art Gallery here in Balmatta on Friday May 20.
Speaking after inaugurating the exhibition, B R Bhat, general manager, Corporation Bank said that he has seen Russian artists coming to display their painting on the various themes of that country, but he has never seen artists from Russia who has come to showcase her painting depicting Indian culture and art form.
Elena Fedosenko, said that India has given a lot of movies to Russia and this is a small contribution to the Indian Culture from her side.
If a Bharatanaya dancer can give the picture to the people through various poses and mudras, then even the artists can paint the picture of dance for them.
Elena says that she has been engaged in a love affair with India, its colourful traditions and classical dances since childhood. This exhibition, Bharatnatyam, is a tribute to that love, she adds.
The exhibition will be open for public viewing till May 31.
Elena Fedosenko studied art at Moscow Pedagogical State University, where she graduated as a teacher of visual art and drawing. She has worked as a newspaper caricaturist, taught painting and colour theory, and participated in several group shows in Moscow and London.
In this body of work, comprised of paintings using acrylic and oil on canvas and acrylic, pastel and ink on paper, Elena is predominantly preoccupied with movement, and with colour or its absence, preoccupations that manifest themselves in a variety of styles and techniques. The canvas work presents an interactive dialogue between the abstract and the figurative. Colour mixing is not an exact science and Elena has her own experimental formulas and methods for mixing and applying colour in her painting.