Friday, April 10, 2009

Shaping Art Out Of Waste!!

Nothing on this earth would be waste in the hands of K. Muralidhar. For, he transforms broken PVC pipes, cardboard pieces, thermacol and even cork less beer bottles into fine art pieces.

And they include paintings of isolated old forts against the backdrop of the setting sun; women on the roadside resting under a tree, green foliage, and tiled roof, all tumbled out on the canvas. The images from a rural landscape spring into life and remain fresh forever and only a keen eye would enable one to differentiate it from being a waste piece of cardboard. Thanks to the special clay, which he has created.

Any anatomy or landscape is possible with this. Above all, it is ecofriendly. The ceramic powder, which is commonly used in embosed paintings, is heavy and can be done only on walls and it has no shelf life either. With Muralidhar’s clay - embossed painting is easy. Beginners or those who are not associated with painting can also enjoy creating master pieces of their own as the clay is very simple to handle and Muralidhar's teaching are easy to follow. One can mould this clay into any shape and can also add vegetable colours for furnishing the art piece. It all depends on how it is applied.

To learn this unique three-dimensional art, students irrespective of age group throng at his studio at Sindhi Colony. His charges are nominal and he provides students with everything that they require, from canvas, paint, raw materials to the brush.

5 comments:

  1. Hello Sir.
    I came across your article from Enaadu,Its really amazing work I have never come across till now,I just love your art.Is the classes still going on,and is it 10am to 5pm training you give, or according to our convient time as 2hrs daily like wise.

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  2. sir can we get that clay in visakhapatnam

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  3. sir
    i have seen ur show on tv,....it was really too good.Even i want to do some simple things.Can u help me where can i get that clay.how much it costs.i stay at chennia.i hav some relatives in hyderadbad too.

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  4. sir
    i have seen ur show on tv,....it was really nice.I have some interest to do things like this.Even i want to do some simple things.Can u help me where can i get that clay.how much it costs.i stay at west godavari.

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  5. These are very good sir,today i had seen ur show on E.T.V2.but i missed the starting session,can you tell me what material is used to cover the plastic piece?
    this is santhoshi from kodad

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