Exhibition displays an artist’s struggle for inner realm

(With Pix) New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) Architect artist Rohit RajMehndiratta has succinctly expressed the features of constantstruggle for "inner realm" that he undergoes while attemptingto co-exist with external reality through art, in his debutexhibition here. "(Un) Fettered"- a collection of paintings in acrylic oncanvass and pen and ink on paper, represents the artist’sdesire to give form to these inner-landscapes, theirco-existence and conflict with the external world. The artist has painted the fluidity of one’s "innerreality"- which has no spatial limit or concept of time and isconstantly shifting, from moment to moment. "(Un) fettered alludes to the opening up of ourconsciousness through time: the process of us slowly releasingour inhibitions through time," says Mehndiratta who is apracticing architect. "Stretch a second", a digital print on canvass is one ofthe master-pieces of his recent art works that talks about themultiple thoughts that pass by within a second. "The idea to portray this was taken from the constantdesire to dig deep into inner consciousness and bring thosemoments out," says Mehndiratta. A series titled "Moments- I, II and III" is a visual treat of profound colours in red and black which instantly capturesa viewer’s gaze and talks about three different moments whichthe artist has tried to capture on the canvass. "’Moments’ are an effort to make timeless intense emotivemoments and the inner spatial form that emerges in thatinstance," says Mehndiratta who has been inspired by the ideaof dichotomy that emerges when the world is urged to seekstability outside in the ‘other space’. MORE PTIANS