The organizers have stated that the art of Nepali abstract painting is linked to Nepali history and tradition.
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An exhibition of Nepali abstract paintings, ‘Forms of Abstraction’, is underway at Taragaun Next in Bouddha, Kathmandu. The exhibition, which began on Thursday, will run until Monday.
Organized with the support of the Saraf Foundation for Himalayan Tradition and Culture, this exhibition features 49 abstract paintings by 26 Nepali artists.
Roshan Mishra, director of Taragaun Next, said that Nepali abstract painting is linked to Nepali history and tradition. ‘It is important for us to introduce it to everyone, which is linked to history and tradition, and such an exhibition also introduces and provides opportunities to artists with amazing art,’ he said.
Nepali abstract art was started by Lainsingh Bangdel in the 1960s. Bangdel, who returned from seeing modern art in Paris, opened new doors in Nepal through color, texture and emotion. After that, artists like Gehendraman Amatya, Laxman Shrestha, Uttam Nepali, Govinda Dangol, Krishna Manandhar, Kiran Manandhar, Laya Mainali, Sharad Ranjit have continued this. The artists participating in the
exhibition have depicted the history, spirituality, culture and nature of Nepal through color and artistry in paintings. The influence of geometry and architecture is visible in some of the artworks.
exhibition has also paid special tribute to old artists who contributed to abstract art, including the late Lainsingh Bangdel, Uttam Nepali, Balkrishna Sam, Indra Pradhan, Prashant Shrestha. The
exhibition features the works of Vidhata KC, Nabindraman Rajbhandari, Vijay Maharjan, NB Gurung, Binod Pradhan, Nem Bahadur Tamang, Chandra Shrestha, Pramila Bajracharya, and Govinda Dangol. Ramesh Khanal, Jeevan Rajopadhyay, Ratnakaji Shakya, Kiran Manandhar, Rita Manandhar, KK Karmacharya, Sagar Manandhar, Krishna Manandhar, Sangeet Shrestha, Laya Mainali, Sharad Ranjith, Madan Chitrakar, Sunita Rana, Mukesh Malla, Sushma Rajbhandari, Nabendra Limbu and Vijay Thapa among others are also included.
