Sushmita Sen inaugurates Raghu Vyas' solo exhibition in New Delhi

New Delhi: Surrounded by beautiful paintings on Krishna created by Delhi-based artist Raghu Vyas, film star Sushmita Sen inaugurated Raghu Vyas’s solo show titled ‘KRISHNA - Romantic Fantasy In Peacock Forest’ at The Oberoi recently.

Presented by Ragini Art, the show consists of twenty-one figurative paintings which will be later exhibited at the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre from January 28, 2009 to February 01, 2009.

Said Sushmita Sen: “I congratulate Raghuji for these canvases that have mesmerized me. I believe Raghuji is a devotee of Lord Krishna and this exhibition clearly depicts his personal, religious and spiritual encounter with the lord. Realism seems to be the flavour everywhere..be it realistic cinema, Reality TV shows and with this exhibition, I'm sure realistic art will become the talk of the town..

Said Nidhi Jain, Director, Ragini Art: “The various moods and postures of Krishna reflect the contours of Raghu Vyas’s intense relationship with his god. In a creative process filtered through bhakti, he has constructed and deconstructed Krishna in this series.”

Said Raghu Vyas, “There are two lights - one in your head (imagination) and one that lights the room, my Krishna paintings are lit by the light of imagination, the real light. It is an emotional light that can convey a feeling, a mood or an idea, the light of nostalgia of a distant memory, the light of the magical garden of childhood. The forms and models used in my work are a product of my dreams. Working for the last two years towards this exhibition, I have tried to express the Sakhi Bhav of Krishna. The predominance of the peacock and peacock feathers reflects this, as traditionally in Krishna worship the peacock epitomizes the sakhi bhava.”