Works of art at a recent exhibition at Lalit Kala Akademi in Bhubaneswar. Pictures by Ashwinee Pati

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 11: Vivid imagination had transcended into art on the canvas with sheer brilliance. Artists from Odisha, Assam and Tripura have put up their creations at the national-level art exhibition held at regional centre of Lalit Kala Akademi. Organised by city-based 3G Artist Group, the six-day exhibition concluded on Sunday.

Each painting spoke volumes about the sense and sensibility of its creator. The exhibition could be easily divided into paintings that are conspicuously figurative and those that are abstract, inviting interpretation.

Artist Sonali Mishra’s abstract art form was based more on unrecognisable patterns, but Parameswar Samal’s abstract art resembled a figure when viewed from a distance. Similarly, many from Tripura and Assam, such as Pradeepta Kar, Prasenjit Debnath, Rajesh Bhumic and Samit Roy, had displayed large number of abstract artworks.

Showing his paintings, Subhankar Saha from Tripura said: “In one painting, I have tried to showcase the good and the evil using symbolism. In another one, I have tried to represent the urge of freedom using avian figures.”

Rumki Dutta from Tripura has been staying in Odisha for over six months to pursue her PhD at Utkal University of Culture, Bhubaneswar. Her theme was peace.

While showing his portrait of Radha Krishna, Odisha’s Mukti Pada Nandi said: “I have been working on nature. It is recently that I thought of trying mythological figures.”

Soumya Ranjan Pattanayak had drawn an image of a couple that looked angelic and serene. In another piece, he had compared green cover with the concrete jungle. Dibya Singh Swain had painted a mask on a wall with saplings sprouting out of the wall. His abundant use of brown colour made the painting stand apart.

Works of artists Susant Nayak and Bibek Das are based on feminism. Sangram Kumar Majhi had dwelled deeply in mythology but his portrait of a girl of Dongria Kondh tribe was striking. Bidesh Kumar Kar had focused on flora and fauna.

The 75 paintings by 31 artists from the three states had been created using all kinds of media from acrylic to pencil sketches. The artists said since Odisha is home to rich culture and heritage, it is traditional in its art form, but the two north-eastern states create more contemporary art works. The exhibition had also displayed small sculptures.