HYPER REALISM

An exhibition of Hyper-Realistic Art portraits of Sumanth Marda was inaugurated at Gallery 78 in Hitech city, Hyderabad. Jayesh Ranjan IAS, Secretary, Information Technology (IT), Government of Telangana inaugurated the exhibition. The exhibition is being presented by Castle Art City. The city’s well-known art connoisseurs, literary luminaries, and artists attended the meet.

Speaking about his work, Sumanth said, “ I draw my inspiration from people. For instance, in my work titled  Innocence, Edulabad, India (84” x 54”), which happens to be one of my first large artworks, done purely with charcoal, I wanted to capture pure untainted emotions of a child. In my quest to capture humans who evoke an emotional interest in me, I traveled to Visakhapatnam, hired a car, and ventured deep into the jungles on the Andhra-Odisha border in search of tribals living in seclusion. I passed by several empty houses with a camera in hand until I came across a grandmother embracing her grandchild. For those few moments, we all shared the same feeling. “Khushi” — Happiness. The work is exhibited here titled Khushi, Mallivalasa, India ( 72”x48”, Charcoal on paper).”