It is a general perception that underprivileged children may not be that artistically talented because of being deprived of enough facilities. In a lifelong struggle for the basics, practicing art may be an unimaginable luxury for many of these children. However, such world barriers do not matter for some children, who are born with an artistic fire.
The art exhibition titled Awesome Artists, showcasing pieces done by some underprivileged children, is a testimony that art transcends all the difficulties and shortcomings of life. The exhibition organised by ActionAid at the Russian Centre of Science and Culture at Dhanmondi featured about 70 drawings done by children from playgroup to class 10 from different children homes of the capital.
Staying true to the title of the exhibition ‘Awesome Artists’, the children demonstrated a wonderful sense of colour, superb measurement and variation in themes in their drawings. The artworks are rich in terms of aesthetic beauty but do not lack childlike simplicity and innocence.
One of such simple yet charming drawings was created by Brishty, who has depicted an eye-soothing landscape of a rural scenery. A wide, blue river making its way through paddy fiends and villages has been portrayed by the artist in the drawing, which also includes small children playing on the bank of the river.
Awesome artist Liza, a student of class 2, drew some children who were imagining that they were studying in a school. She used series of thought bubbles in the drawing depicting the imaginations.
Some of the children showed great consciousness about social issues. A student of class nine, Sharmin Akter, drew wide highways with lots of transports plying on them in the drawing titled “Nirapad Sarak Chai”.
The two-day exhibition ended yesterday.
