Hyderabad: An exhibition by 46 fine arts students of the University of Hyderabad highlighted how art reflects personal experiences, social issues and changing perspectives.
The exhibition, ‘Drawing Conversation In-Between Moments’, organised at Salar Jung Museum on Monday, brought together diverse drawing practices shaped by observation, experimentation and everyday experiences.
Unlike routine classroom displays, this initiative took students’ work into a museum space.
Among the exhibitors, B. Madhusudan explored human interaction with nature and objects through his concept ‘Survive and Find Out’, imagining how animals might use a mobile phone and how humans adapt a coconut branch for varied purposes.
Thorti Sharath drew inspiration from his grandfather, a manual scavenger who died due to health issues.
His caste-based artwork, created in leather over a week, honoured his grandfather and others who faced similar hardships.
A giant fish artwork measuring 180 inches by Saguri Eswar Rao was the highlight, depicting the lives of fishing communities in coastal Andhra Pradesh and their struggles as traditional methods decline.
Other works included coffee on rice paper presented as archival material, water-based colours with gold foil on rice paper, and charcoal on paper mounted on cardboard.
The exhibition is part of pedagogical initiatives developed over two decades by UoH faculty Dr. LNV Srinivas and Tanmay Santra.
Prof. Srinivas said students worked on their pieces over four days at the museum and expressed satisfaction at the evolving drawing practices.
The exhibition will remain open till November 1.
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