THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: No huge canvasses, no cerebral ideas to interpret. The 15 paintings that were on display at the Russian Cultural Centre here on Sunday blended the artists’ love and concern towards nature, topped with the talent to portray them in various hues and shades. Though it looked like some impish strokes superficially, on a detailed analysis, any onlooker could understand that a set of little artists below ten years of age were on an endeavour to convey to the society the possible repercussions of the depletion of the ozone layer and the subsequent global warming. In crayons and water colour, they spoke how they wished to protect nature. Titled ‘Agola Thapanathinu Maramaanu Marupadi,’ the exhibition was organised by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology & Environment, Government of Kerala, in association with MSC LPS Pamamcode and Russian Cultural Centre. Each illustration was unique in its own way as it brought out various aspects of nature. The painting by Ajayan M, a first standard student of MSC LPS, had portrayed a beautiful landscape comprising a tiny rivulet, trees, hills and birds. Its interpretation, according to Ajayan, was that “the birds are enjoying the boons of nature. While a crow sitting on a tree is munching on a sweet fruit, his friends are on a voyage to conquer the never-ending sky. The only peacock in the scene is basking in the beauty of the pristine meadow to the fullest.” Though the imagination of this tiny tot was limited to the depiction of a simple scene on the beauty of nature, it was more than enough to alert the viewers on the need to conserve nature. But the painting by Sera Mariyam Binny, a fourth standard student of Holy Angels’ School, was a bit more advanced in portraying the consequences of global warming. On a barren land, where trees have dried up, a girl is on an attempt to plant new saplings and a boy is on his way to fetch water in a pitcher. The children are, therefore, trying to bring in new hopes to an exhausted land. The paintings on display were of the winners of a painting competition that was conducted on October 1 on behalf of the World Ozone Day by the organisers of the exhibition. Says Binny Joseph, a teacher at MSC LPS Pamamcode, “at the competition, students from standard one to four were given three subjects to choose from; climate change, changes in nature and heat of sun rays. Without any external aid, they elaborated on a single idea in their own imagination. Fifteen out of 32 paintings from the competition were selected for this exhibition. Paintings displayed here are of the winners of the first three places and those who received consolation prizes.”The exhibition was inaugurated by A Sampath MP. It was on from 9.30 am to 3 pm.
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