Buzzing with activity, Loyola Academy Degree and PG College welcomed all art-loving youngsters with much splendour. Be it paintings, digital art, drawings or clay sculptures, students got a chance to showcase their passion for art during the two-day exhibition.
A clay model of Annabelle by Rishi, Sindhujha and Bhargavi.
Elaborating on the art festival, Bhaskara Rao, HOD, Department of Animation, says, “Aalekh, the festival of art has successfully brought out the creative best amongst the students. They have made life-size sculptures of cartoons, movie characters and animals from scrap materials and clay.”
One such sculpture which attracted lot of eye balls was a car made out of scrap metals and broken chairs. It was brought to life by Prasanna and Pruthvi, both ex-students of the college, who had come to participate in the show.
Talking about their creation, Prasanna says, “All the materials we used were sourced from the college premises and it took us about three days to come up with it.” “First we tied the parts together and then we welded the structure,” adds Pruthvi.
Not far away from the car sat the clay model of Annabelle, the sinister doll made famous by The Conjuring movie series. When asked about its creation, the makers, thankfully, did not have a horror story to tell; instead the three-member team shared a comical experience. “We were all glued to horror movies and when the assignment was announced, the Annabelle movie was just releasing. So we thought why not create the doll which everyone is so scared of. Thus, after five days of work, the result you see is great,” says Bhargavi, one of the creators. “At first we created the basic structure with iron rods and then we used clay and cloth to get the look. And for the hair we used dried ropes,” she adds.
Nikita along with her paintings.
Even as visitors from schools and colleges across the city kept pouring in at the show, the participating students were on their toes, repeatedly explaining the stories behind their works. One such student, Nikita, who was busy explaining her drawings to onlookers, says: “I have always been fascinated by eyes. With this festival, I thought it would be a great opportunity to show my art. I have created many close-up portraits of eyes using charcoal as the medium.”
Apart from the artworks and sculptures on display, the festival saw musical performances and contests. All in all, the festival became a fertile ground for everyone to learn new ideas in a creative way. “This is the final year where we all are working together. We don’t know who will be in touch once college is over. So this year we will have our best time,” says Arafath, who got dinosaurs on the campus with the help of virtual reality technology-driven glasses.
