Anil Kumar sculpts nature on steel and stone – and uses the abstract mode. What we see first see are so many elegant pieces – done in a sophisticated language. The sculpture intrigues one, induces many and various thoughts. And one feels, first of all, a wave of beauty. He transforms nature and captures its essentials, puts it in what appears as nowhere forms. The abstracted forms of nature evoke deep emotions and have high levels of aesthetics. That perhaps is the secret of his successful art. Not much meaning emanates from his sculpture. Maybe that is because, the sculptor does not associate his work with any meaning. And he gives a new face to nature – a face that is beautiful and compels attention. Is his attempt an improvement on nature? That is for the onlooker to decide.
The sculpture exhibition by Anil Kumar is at Jehangir Art Gallery till Sunday. Mobile: 09425110004.