IMPHAL, May 2: The India International Centre, New Delhi will be organising a week-long solo art exhibition of budding artist Meena Laishram.
The exhibition `Daughters Unpluck` will be inaugurated by Inner Manipur MP Dt Thokchom Meinya at 6:30 pm on May 6.
The exhibition will showcase many unwinding, beautiful works of Meena for a week. Nearly thirty different works of her will be displayed in this exhibition.
On display will be paintings in vibrant colours representing young girls and mothers from the North East Region.
The artist through the paintings wants to show the rich culture, fashion, arts and crafts of the region, as well as try to create a bond between the other States across India.
The unique characteristic of this show is that the portraits have distinct Mongoloid features, and with the recent racist attacks in many places in India the artist wants to convey the message that no matter how different the people of northeast look, but they are very much Indian at heart.
L Meena Devi`s oeuvre of feminine portraits reflects an insider view of a world un-spoilt by consumerism. Her delicate, ethereal and fragile aesthetics, sensuousness of colour and sinuous line-drawing, communicates directly to the viewer.
`Playful` yet `morose`; `Simplified` yet `impenetrable`; `Docile` yet `challenging` -it is this quality of in-betweenness, that makes her work really engaging. Akin to a continuous narrative, each of her works leads from one to the other, unfolding a personal biography of a particular time and space.
Her painted surfaces, replete with motifs and designs, characteristically influenced by the textile patterns from the North-East, reflect her urge to trace back her lived experience through memories.
Laishram Meena is a Gold Medalist in Bachelor of Fine Arts, Jamia Millia Islamia University and holds a Masters Degree with distinction from College of Arts, Delhi.