The Telangana artists trust has initiated the first-ever documentation of art history
Graffitti artist T. Venkanna
A watershed movement brought together all the artists of Telangana under a single roof with a camp at Taramati Baradari. The trustees of the newly-formed Artist Board have also released a book that traces the history of art in the region over a span of 100 years covering 150 artists. The voluminous book was released on October 7, and largely draws its significance from the fact that this is the first attempt towards documentation of art from the region. The coffee table book, put together by two senior artists and trustees, Narsing Rao and Laxman Aelay, is a “treasure trove of photographs, which are collected from the artists personally and from archives and museums, some of which aren’t open for public display.”
Narsing Rao adds. “This book will act as a vehicle to promote art from the region. We plan to distribute it at galleries and other art destinations. We will also launch a Website to reach out to more people.”
The trust is now busy disseminating copies to various galleries across India and internationally. The book lists artists and their contact details, which will enable the galleries to reach the artists directly.
Meanwhile, a few accusations have been hurled against all the efforts of the trust. An anonymous email that is doing the rounds, signed off from ‘Telangana artists’ says, “We are here to inform you about the biased selection, which unduly unjustified many senior and deserving artists by boycotting them from the book as well as the event.”Laxman Aelay says, “There was no intention to leave anyone out of the book. There was no politics involved in the making of it. The only intention was to promote art from the region.”
( Source : dc correspondent )
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