Visitors at the art show Collections at Rashtriya Lalit Kala Akademi . Pictures by Sanjib Mukherjee and Ashwinee Pati

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 17: Diverse forms of artistic creations have been exhibited at two striking art shows in the city.

Both the four-day-long art exhibitions presented fascinating subjects in novel ways.

While “Collections”, the exhibition at the Regional Centre of Lalit Kala Akademi, is an assortment of paintings, drawings and sculptures by young and veteran art professionals, at “Shadows of Silence”, the show on at Jayadev Bhavan, bureaucrat C.T.M. Suguna displayed her creative endeavours.

“Collections” is an exclusive art show of the wide range of works created by painters, sculptors and print artists during camps hosted by the Lalit Kala Akademi. Since the Bhubaneswar centre of this national academy of art caters to the states of Odisha, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, the works also include artists from all these states and Bengal.

Stunning etching and sketching is the highlight of the show. Charcoal textures and shades created by Ratnash Jenghal are unique just as the brilliant works by Asish Kushwa where he depicts a portrait of a man with an intriguing expression.

Ramanuj Sekhar, Kishore Sahu, Parvez Ahmed have all drawn some stunning works. In etching, the viewer is bound to be captivated by the patterns as well as the concepts such as the animal like posture of a man in Ajit Seal’s work, furnishings and fittings of a house shown as a world in itself in Rekha Prasad’s work and the novel depiction of a man’s anatomy in Hrushikesh Biswal’s work.

Rabinarayan’s tryst with Aquatint is interesting while Alok Prabhaker, Anil S. Ijeri and Gouri’s works are equally striking. Subrat Behera and Trinath Mohanty have also showcased some unique elements of people in their print creations.

When it comes to paintings, one is spoilt for choice. The depiction of Omkareswar from a 2012 landscape painting camp in Madhya Pradesh includes some exquisite works. Swayamprava Panda’s painting on childhood is touching and the shading is impressive while in Veejayant Dash’s mixed media the symbolism of caps is intriguing.

Sculptures by Indu Kushwah, Ranga Ransingh, Biswajita Moharana and Asish Choudhary are stimulating.

Similarly, the expressions of Suguna’s paintbrush and lens are both impressive. Her works include reflections of landscape, faces and many instances from life. Her 78 works also include photographs. Befitting the title, “Shadows of Silence” showcases some absorbing effects of shade. This exhibition is the second in her series of solo exhibitions. The show was inaugurated by Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, secretary Ramakrishna Vedala in the presence of State Lalit Kala Akademi president Siba Panigrahi.

An IAS officer from the 1989-batch, Suguna, who is from Tamil Nadu, was brought up in Chennai. She was also a sportsperson who represented her state in cricket as an all-rounder while also being an athlete and a horse-rider.

“The works reflect her passion and appear to be created by professional hands,” said Sabyasachi, a young artist.