Husain Par Fida, artist Ravi Gossain presents a brand new series of life-size canvases .

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F Husain’s exclusion from the India Art Summit second year in therunning, some cautiously and some sharply, there are others who have taken acompletely different route to keep the Husain legend alive during this time.Self-confessed Husain admirer and artist Ravi Gossain has created a brand new seriesof life-size canvases portraying various nuances of Husain’s persona, butespecially his loneliness in exile, Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:”"; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Titled Husain Par Fida , the exhibition is an artistic tributeto the master through life-size canvasses with some being as large as 7ft x 16 ft.Showing Husain in various moods, ranging from the playful as in Husain & Henry Moore to the moroseas in Husain in ICU , the entire show isboth serious and comical at the same time.   Says Nidhi Jain, Director,Gallery Ragini: “ As the Art Summit comes close and the entire city preparesitself for a spurt of fresh creativity, is it really fine for us to forget oneof the pioneers in Indian contemporary art? I hope the show by Gossain will bea humble attempt to fill the void created by Husain’s absence.”   Though Husain has been Gossain’s inspirationfor decades, a photograph of Husain with a red Ferrari triggered him to create afull series on him. “And what time was more apt to show these than now?” asks theartist, adding, “I have always admired him from a distance and watched himintently on stage, at airports and at hotel lobbies. Though I have always feltshy to approach him, I now wish he could see these paintings. The artist in himresonates even at the age of 93. His spirit is commendable.”   Born in 1950, Gossain took topainting as a profession a little more than a decade ago and has had severalart shows since 2006. An Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur alumnus, Gossain’s first encounterwith his muse took place in 1971 during a live demonstration by Husain at IITKanpur.   Gossain further adds: “Thisseries on Husain are based on a deep-rooted connection with the artist and hisconflicts with the social system. However, I do not tend to ignite controversiesand nor do I wish to form opinions on any issue related to him.”   For this exhibition in particular,Gossain puts Husain next to a Ferrari, with Henry Moore, Husain under the doctor’sscanner and in the I.C.U, and Husain on a balcony to invoke intriguingresponses. For example, the Husain in ICU series shows Husainbeing operated by a team of surgeons in an ICU. While an ordinary patient wouldlie helplessly at the disposal of specialists, Husain on the other hand appearsto belong to a different world and seems to be firm and unaffected by trauma.In a similar vein of thought is the work titled Husain under Scanner thatcaptures a moment before Husain is put under MRI scan. Here again, Husain’scharisma remains unmatched and miraculous as he holds the balloons ofaspirations despite personal sufferings. Yet another work titled Husainon the Balcony depicts a large colourful rooftop area with a small figureof Husain standing in a pensive mood. The presence of balloons in almost all ofGossain’s work is a noteworthy trademark that brings out an optimistic side tootherwise traumatic situations.   Executed in blazing shades ofred, yellow, blue and green is the work titled Husain & Henry Moore that showsa trendy Husain sporting sunglasses and stepping off a red Ferrari. AddsGossain: “Husain has all the latest models of Ferrari, Cadillac & Maseratiwhich he feels are his muse. He calls them art installations as he bought thembecause as he could not afford a Henry Moore.”   Explaining about Gossain’s workssays Nidhi Jain : “I getinspired by Gossain’s large canvases and his ability to create a balancebetween form and colour. His vivid colour sense is an extension of his spiritedpersona. His adulation for Husain is apparent in this show. He considers Husainto be his art guru and this is his way to pay back his gurudakshina , his ode to the master”.   Thus by choosing to paint on the most controversialartist of the country, Gossain’s sets up a stimulus through his works andleaves the rest for the viewers to decide

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