काठमाडौंमा १९औँ शताब्दीका युरोपेली कला प्रदर्शनी सुरु

काठमाडौं । काठमाडौँको लाजिमपाटस्थित अरूपण आर्ट ग्यालरीमा आजदेखि १९औँ शताब्दीका युरोपेली कला प्रदर्शनी सुरु भएको छ ।

एक सातासम्म चल्ने उक्त प्रदर्शनीको उद्घाटन गर्दै नेपाल ललितकला प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठानका संस्थापक कुलपति किरण मानन्धरले लाखौँ पैसा तिरेर विदेशी सङ्ग्रहालयमा हेर्नुपर्ने कला यहाँ निःशुल्क हेर्न पाउनु नेपालीका लागि महत्त्वपूर्ण अवसर भएको बताए ।

विश्वमा कला र कलाकारको महत्त्व ठूलो रहेको स्मरण गर्दै कलाकार मानन्धरले नेपालमा अझै त्यसखालको महत्त्व बुझाउन नसकिएको बताए ।

उनले आफूले कला सिक्नका लागि बुबाबाट सात हजार ठगेर बनारस गएको स्मरण गर्दै अहिले भने कलालाई हेर्ने दृष्टिकोण केही सुधार भएको बताए । आफ्नो पालामा चित्र बनाउन पनि परिवारले नदिने अवस्था रहेको उनले सुनाए ।

अर्का अग्रज कलाकार राधेश्याम मुल्मीले कलामा विश्वमा उच्च सम्मान हुने गरेको र नेपालमा पनि सम्मान बढ्न थालेको बताउँदै चित्रकलाको मूल्य कहिल्यै नघट्ने अनुभव सुनाए । उनले कला सिक्न आएका बालबालिकाहरूलाई कला साधनामा लाग्न सुझाव पनि दिए ।

अरूपण आर्ट ग्यालरीका प्रमुख अग्रज कलाकार रमेशनाथ खनालले यहाँ प्रस्तुत भएका सिद्धहस्त कलाकारका ३० वटा सिर्जना हरेकका एउटा/एउटा वाद र अभियान रहेको उल्लेख गर्दै यी चित्रहरू नेपालमा हेर्न पाउनु नै ठूलो कुरा भएको बताए । उनले आफ्नो परिवार अमेरिका घुम्न जाँदा त्यहाँबाट लिएर आएको कला नेपालमा प्रदर्शन गरिएको जानकारी दिए ।

यहाँ युरोपका फ्रान्स, जर्मनी, बेल्जियम, बेलायत, स्पेन, डच, नर्वेलगायत देशका मिलेट, पौल, लुइस डेभिट, गोया, टर्नर, भिन्सेन्ट भान गग, जे विलन गोडवार्ड, गोयालगायत कलाकारका चित्रहरू रहेका छन् । उक्त ग्यालरीमा पिकासो र फिदा काहलोका चित्र यसअघि नै प्रदर्शन भइसकेको छ ।

ग्यालरीकी कार्यकारी निर्देशक रीता खनालले अरूपन आर्ट ग्यालरीका आगामी कार्यक्रममाथि प्रकाश पार्दै अमेरिका, बेलायत अष्ट्रेलियाका ठूला कला ग्यालरी हेरेर फर्किंदा धेरै गर्न बाँकी रहेको महसुस भएको सुनाए ।

यहाँ प्रदर्शनीमा विश्वचर्चित १९ जना कलाकारका ३० थान चित्र रहेका छन् । लस एन्जल्सको ‘द जे पल गेटी म्युजियम’मा सङ्ग्रहित रहेका कलाहरू त्यहाँबाट कलाकार खनालले सङ्कलन गरी यहाँ प्रदर्शन गरेका हुन् ।

कार्यकारी निर्देशक खनालले भने, “यी चित्र विभिन्न समयमा बनाइएका र एकएक पढ्न सकिनेछन् साना छन्, तर महत्वपूर्ण छन्, ठूला ग्यालरी सबैले हेर्न सक्दैनन् । त्यसैले ती ग्यालरीका चित्रहरू एकै ठाउँमा हेर्न सकियोस् भनेर सङ्कलन गरेर ल्याएका हौँ । यसले १९औँ शताब्दीमा युरोपमा भएका कलाका अभियानबारे थाहा पाउन सकिनेछ ।”

उक्त प्रदर्शनी यही जेठ १६ गतेसम्म चल्ने छ ।

Kathmandu: An exhibition of 19th-century European art has begun today at the Arupan Art Gallery in Lajimpat, Kathmandu.

Inaugurating the week-long exhibition, Kiran Manandhar, founding vice-chancellor of the Nepal Academy of Fine Arts, said that it is an important opportunity for Nepalis to see art here for free, which they would have to pay millions of rupees to see in foreign museums.

Recalling the great importance of art and artists in the world, artist Manandhar said that such importance has not yet been understood in Nepal.

He recalled that he had gone to Banaras after cheating his father of Rs 7,000 to learn art, but said that his attitude towards art has improved somewhat now. He said that during his time, his family would not even allow him to paint.

Another senior artist, Radheshyam Mulmi, said that art is highly respected in the world and is also gaining respect in Nepal, and shared his experience that the value of painting never decreases. He also suggested that children who have come to learn art should engage in artistic pursuits.

Ramesh Nath Khanal, the head of Arupan Art Gallery, said that the 30 works of accomplished artists presented here have a different theme and campaign, and that it is a great thing to see these paintings in Nepal. He informed that the art that his family brought from America when they visited there was exhibited in Nepal.

The gallery houses paintings by artists from Europe, including France, Germany, Belgium, Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway, and others, including Millet, Paul, Louis Dewitt, Goya, Turner, Vincent van Gogh, J. Willem Goddard, and Goya. The gallery has already exhibited paintings by Picasso and Fida Kahlo.

Highlighting the upcoming programs of the Arupan Art Gallery, the gallery's executive director, Rita Khanal, said that after visiting major art galleries in the US, UK, and Australia, she realized that there was still much to be done.

The exhibition features 30 paintings by 19 world-renowned artists. Artist Khanal has collected and exhibited works from the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

Executive Director Khanal said, "These paintings were made at different times and can be read individually. They are small, but important. Not everyone can see them in large galleries. Therefore, we have collected and brought the paintings from those galleries so that they can be viewed in one place. This will help us understand the art movements that took place in Europe in the 19th century."

The exhibition will run until June 16.