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| Artist: Magunta Dayakar |
Q. Everyone comments that your paintings are magical ...
A. Sure.
Painting itself is magic. If I don't achieve it there is no sense in
being an artist.
Q. I am
curious to know about that magic..
A. Every
art form has that magic. You call it … drama. It means exaggerating
the elements but at the same time you should not overdo it. If you
overdo it, viewers feel its artificial. People won't like anything
artificial. This is the reason for failure of so many artists' work.
Q.
Suppose, if they won't overdo it, if they work as realistic as
possible ...
A. That's
another danger.
Q. Danger!
How?
A. You
said …' As realistic as possible..'
Q. Yes …
A. The
real danger lies there. When an artist paints the figure, landscape
or some other thing as realistically as possible, then it won't have
any magic.
Q. Why?
Especially, when the artist painted as realistically as possible …?
A.
Realistic? Who cares? People are seeing it every moment from morning
to night. Then what's the point for them to see the same things on
artists' canvas? Why they have to respond to it? What they
need is
some magic or drama, whatever name you call it.
Q.
But...people are praising with surprise when they see some paintings
which look like a photograph ...
A. Sure.
But observe those people … they are praising them for artist's
craft rather than his creative skills. Best skills of craft will
generate surprise but the response ends there. If you work with
creative skills that will lead to magic. That magic will not only
surprise the viewer but will also make them joyful. The feeling of
surprise intertwined with joy will stay in their hearts for a long
time. This what artists have to achieve in their work. I call this
experience … magic.
Q.
Understood. But how to achieve that magic?
A. When
you make an ordinary thing extraordinary the magic will come. The
transition should be believable.
Q. Can you
explain me in more detail?
(To be
continued in next post)
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