Tuesday, 4 June 2019

An exhibition of paintings by celebrated Indian landscape painter Prof. Pralhad Anant Dhond to commemorate his 111th birth anniversary - भारतीय जेष्ठ निसर्गचित्रकार प्रा. प्रल्हाद अनंत धोंड यांच्या १११ व्या जयंती निमित्त त्यांच्या चित्रांचे प्रदर्शन चाहत्यांच्या भेटीला

Mumbai, June 4: An exhibition of watercolour paintings by celebrated Indian landscape painter Prof. Pralhad Anant Dhond has been organized on the occasion of his 111th birth anniversary, said his grandson Kedar Kamat at a press meet held at the Mumbai Press Club on Tuesday. The exhibition will be held from June 11 to 17 at the Jahangir Art Gallery, Mumbai, from 11 am to 7 pm and it will be open to all. The exhibition will be inaugurated at the hands of Raj Thackeray, a renowned cartoonist and the chief of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, on June 11 at 5.30 pm. Mr Thackeray will also release a souvenir ‘Dhawal Resha’ – based on the life of Dhond Sir – on this occasion. In this book, Raj has paid tribute to Dhond Sir in a novel way by drawing his caricature. In addition to this, several students of Dhond Sir and eminent personalities have expressed their affection towards him by writing articles and remembering their memories about Dhond Sir. Eminent personalities like Prof Narendra Vichare, honorary director, Padmabhushan Vasantdada Patil College of Applied Arts, Neena Rege, director, Nehru Centre Art Gallery along with the family members of Prof. Dhond including his grandson Kedar Kamat were present in the press meet.
Mr Kamat said, “Dhond Sir devoted nearly 70 years of his life for the art. He remained a prolific painter even at the age of 92. Till his last breath, he remained dedicated towards the art. The white lines in the landscape was the main feature of this paintings. This exhibition is a small attempt to revive the art of watercolour landscape, which is on the verge of getting extinct. The exhibition has been organized with an aim to inspire today's generation with his paintings and recall his memories. We plan to hold many such exhibitions of his paintings not only in Maharashtra, but also across India if we get the support of Dhond Sir’s followers and the government.”
On this occasion, Rupali Kedar Kamat also read out a message sent by renowned artist Prabhakar Kolte, who was also one of the students of Prof. Dhond. In his message, Kolte, recalling his memories with Dhond Sir, said, "We were fortunate to have a mentor like Dhond Sir. Today, it is not possible to get a tutor like him. Our relation with him was not just limited to as students and a teacher, but we were like friends. Dhond Sir’s era belonged to landscapes and portraits. He was precise in deciding which colours should be used, which colours should be mixed, where to start and to finish the drawing. A devoted art teacher, he was unhappy with students who easily fell to market demand instead of working on their instincts. He used to say today’s generation should look upon painting not as a profession, but as a passion. They should introspect on what exactly is needed in the drawing. Painting cannot be taught, it has to be learnt by observation. The uniqueness of the drawing should always be visible. The artist should read a lot to understand what is going on across the world. The exhibition of paintings of Dhond Sir will enable today’s artists to observe its beauty and also figure out the similarities and differences in his and their paintings. This will help them to make rapid strides as a painter in future, he said.
Prof. P. A. Dhond was born in 1908 in Ratnagiri. He completed a diploma in Arts in 1934 and then did his Art Master’s in 1937, standing first in order of Merit. He also worked as the dean of Sir J. J. School of Art from 1958 to 1968 and then as the Director of Art, Maharashtra State, from 1968 to 1969. His autobiographical book ‘Raapan’ received a State Government’s award and was also acclaimed by critics in newspapers and readers. Due to his impressive coating style of water colours and unique handling of landscapes, he is considered as one of India’s celebrated landscape painters. His exceptional paintings have been archived at various art galleries, museums and universities in India. In addition to this, his paintings are also in collection of well-known institutes of several countries in Germany, USA, South Africa, East Africa, Russia etc; eminent celebrities and art lovers in various fields.
भारतीय जेष्ठ निसर्ग चित्रकार प्राप्रल्हाद अनंत धोंड यांच्या १११ व्या जयंती निमित्तत्यांच्या जलरंग चित्रांच्या प्रदर्शनाचे आयोजन करण्यात आलेअसल्याचे आज प्रेस क्लब मध्ये झालेल्या पत्रकार परिषदेत त्यांचे नातू केदार कामात यांनी सांगितलेहे प्रदर्शन 11 जून ते 17 जून 2019 रोजी सकाळी ११ तेसायंकाळी  वाजेपर्यंत जहांगीर आर्ट गॅलरीमुंबई येथे सर्वांसाठी खुले राहणार आहेया प्रदर्शनाचे उदघाटन 11 जूनला सायंकाळी :३० वाजता प्रख्यातव्यंग-चित्रकार आणि महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेना अध्यक्ष राज ठाकरे यांच्या हस्ते होणार असून यावेळी "धवल रेषाया गौरव ग्रंथाचे उदघाटनही राज यांच्याहस्ते केले जाईलया पुस्तकात राज ठाकरे यांनी धोंड सरांचे अर्कचित्र काढून वेगळ्या पद्धतीने त्यांच्याबद्दल आदर व्यक्त केला आहेतसेच या मध्ये धोंडसरांच्या विद्यार्थ्यांनी तसेच दिग्गज मान्यवरांनी अनेक आठवणी रुपी लेख लिहूनत्यांच्या आठवणींना उजाळा देऊन त्याद्वारे धोंड सरांवरील प्रेम व्यक्तकेले आहेयावेळी प्रा.नरेंद्र विचारेमानद संचालक पद्मभूषण वसंतदादा पाटील कॉलेज ऑफ अप्लाईड आर्टश्रीमती नीना रेगे संचालिकानेहरू सेंटर आर्टगॅलरी,  नातू केदार कामत तसेच त्यांची इतर नातवंडे आणि पंतवंडे उपस्थित होते.
प्राप्रल्हाद अनंत धोंड यांचे नातू केदार कामत यावेळी म्हणालेत्यांनी त्यांच्या आयुष्याची जवळपास ७० वर्षे या कलेसाठी दिलीवयाच्या ९२ वर्षापर्यंतते जोमाने काम करत होते शेवटपर्यंत त्यांनी या कलेसाठी स्वतःला वाहून घेतले होतेनिसर्ग चित्रातील धवल रेषा काढण्यामध्ये त्यांचा हातखंडा होता.लुप्त होणारी ही जलरंग चित्रांची अप्रतिम कला पुन्हा एकदा जिवंत व्हावीयासाठी माझा हा छोटासा प्रयत्न असून त्यांच्या या चित्रांचा ठेवा आजच्यापिढीसाठी मार्गदर्शनपर राहील  त्यांच्या चाहत्यांच्या आठवणींना उजाळा मिळेलया उद्देशाने या प्रदर्शनाचे आयोजन करण्यात आले आहे.  तसेच ते पुढेम्हणालेकी यासाठी त्यांच्या चाहत्यांची साथ आणि सरकारच्या मदतीचा हात आम्हाला मिळाला तर आम्ही त्यांच्या १११ व्या जयंती निमित्तानेमहाराष्ट्रातच नव्हे तर भारतभर त्यांच्या चित्रांच्या प्रदर्शनाचे आयोजन करण्याचा आमचा मानस आहे.
ख्यातनाम चित्रकार प्राप्रभाकर कोलते यांचा सुभेच्यापर संदेश रुपाली केदार कामात यांनी वाचून दाखवला त्यात त्यांनी  "प्राप्रल्हाद अनंत धोंड यांच्याआठवणींना उजाळा देत ते म्हणाले,  यांच्यासारखे सर आम्हाला लाभले हे आमचे भाग्यच होतेत्यांच्यासारखे सर आजच्या काळात मिळणे शक्य नाही.  त्यांच्या बरोबर आमचे नाते केवळ सर आणि विद्यार्थ्यांचे नसून मैत्रीचे होतेसरांचा काळ हा लैंडस्केप आणि पोट्रेटचा होताचित्र काढण्यासाठी कलर कोणते कसे वापरायचेकोणते कलर कसे एकत्र करायचेकुठून सुरुवात करायची कुठे थांबायचे यात त्यांचा हातखंडा होता.  तसेच ते म्हणाले आजच्या पिढीनेचित्रकलेकडे व्यवसाय म्हणून  पाहता आवड या दृष्टीने पाहणे गरजेचे आहेमाझे चित्र काय आहे आणि मला काय पाहिजे यासाठी अंतर मनाचा शोध घेताआला पाहिजेचित्रकला ही शिकवता येत नाही ती पाहून शिकता आली पाहिजेप्रत्येक वेळी वेगळेपणा चित्रातून दिसला पाहिजेआज जगात काय चाललेआहे याचे ज्ञान अवगत करणे गरजेचे आहे यासाठी अफाट वाचन करायला पाहिजे असे ही ते म्हणाले.  प्राप्रल्हाद अनंत धोंड सरांच्या चित्रकला प्रदर्शनामुळेआजच्या पिढीला त्यांचे चित्र पाहता येणार आहेत  त्यांची चित्र पाहताना आपल्या चित्रामध्ये काय फरक आहे आणि काय साम्य आहे हे पाहिले पाहिजे त्यातून त्यांना पुढे जाण्याची वाट अवगत होईल असे ते म्हणाले.
११ नोव्हेंबर १९०८ रोजी प्राप्रल्हाद अनंत धोंड यांचा जन्म रत्नागिरी येथे झालात्यांनी १९३४ साली कला पदविका प्राप्त केली  १९३७ साली झालेल्याआर्ट मास्टर परीक्षेत प्रथम क्रमांक पटकावला त्यानंतर त्यांनी <span style="font-family:Mangal,serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;backgro

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