Paintings and sculptures on display at BK Art College in Bhubaneswar. Pictures by Sanjib Mukherjee

Bhubaneswar, Sept. 7: Be it insights into nature’s beauty or an analysis towards finding solutions to life’s puzzles, random thoughts of young creative minds have been displayed at an art exhibition at Jayadev Bhavan in the city.

The paintings, prints, sculptures and installations by art students of the B.K. College of Art and Craft are displayed at the three-day long exhibition. Most of the art works displayed here by the young artists were awarded today during the inauguration of the event. The exhibits portray images that vary in themes and context.

Baladev Sahoo’s metallic sculpture titled Robo Cutter is a fascinating work where a robot in iron keeps a viewer guessing if it is trying to offer help or is ready to destroy whatever comes in its way. The fibre casting relief sculpture, The Baby, by Basanta Prusti deserves a mention. Fascinating Flowers by Bibhuti Bhushan Nath is an awe-inspiring creation. Using mixed media that includes fibre and steel, the artist has created a tree with flowers of steel that not only gives aesthetic pleasure, but also indicates how man has killed trees to grow metals. The impressive aspect of the installation is the use of forks, spoons and other cutlery stuffs to create the flowers. Mohini Ranasingh’s Birds, Smruti Ranjan Rout’s Male Female and Susanta Dalei’s installation on harm done by cigarettes, are also laudable.

Traditional paintings displayed at the exhibition touch a wide range of subjects. While Deeptimayee Barik and Archana Lenka’s works revolve around traditional themes of mythology and religion, Debi Prasad Dalai’s Marichika depicts the beauty of a damsel. Manoranjan Mohapatra’s Nirvana deals with spirituality.

Illustrating the immoral aspects of the present society, Pain, Sanatanu Meher’s ink painting on paper, is an interesting work while Subrat Seth’s water colour Return showcases a glimpse of rural and tribal life. An oil painting by Paresh Nayak depicts the intricate finesse of a woman’s profile.

Among posters, Majum Sahoo’s creation of the Odisha Fire Service and Himanshu Shekar Palai’s work on Border Security Force are interesting while there are many innovative layouts displayed in the works of the other artists. Silhouette Romance by Deepak Panda and Sudhanshu Sekhar Sahoo’s My Textured World are captivating stills present at the exhibition. The plywood print in My Village Road by Sanjay Samantray and Faces made in ink by Trinath Majhi are wonderful pieces of art.

The exhibition is on till September 9.