After 60
years of painting, artist Lalu Prasad Shaw showcases his first sculpture
exhibition
When he was teaching at
Krishnanagar School in the early 60s, artist Lalu Prasad Shaw would teach his
students clay modelling and created a few models too. The painter is counted
among some of the top artists in the country. But while all this is part of
history, it is in the recent past that Shaw decided to give sculpting a chance.
“A couple of years ago, Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya started pestering me about
creating some sculptures and Prashant Tulsyan gave me the strength and
inspiration I needed to take on this challenge,” he says. Shaw, whose first
ever sculpture show Babu and Bibi is at Gallery 7 till May 20, spoke to After
Hrs… After working in the field of art and experimenting with various mediums,
how did you decide to try your hand at sculpting? My sculptures are three
dimensional extension of my two dimensional paintings. Earlier, I made some
sculptures for Society of Contemporary Artists art camps but this is my first
solo sculpture exhibition.
You experimented with another art
form at such a late stage in your life. Do you think age is a factor when it
comes to learning a new form of art? It's not at all a factor. There is no bar
on age limit to create art. An artist always tries to explore throughout
his/her life. Artists die when they stop experimenting.
How long did it take you to
create all these works of art? Is there any theme you tried to explore? It is a
great experience; I am satisfied the way it turned out. It took two years to
make these sculptures. I tried to experiment with Bengali sentiment in my
paintings and sculptures; that is the theme - Babu and Bibi.
Source: DNA-29th April,2017
