Mangalore: Gulzar Inaugurates Artist Wilson D’Souza’s Solo Exhibition of Paintings

By H M Pernal
Pics by John V. Tauro
Bellevision Media Network

Mangalore, 08 July 2012:‘ May it be poetry or painting , no clear definition is available. Painting  unlike photography an art of expressions  Poetry and Paintings , both as form of creative expression compliment each other some times overlaps each other. Just like the  Sunrise , in the morning it looks Like a beautiful painting and in the evening like a poem.” said Gulzar, Poet, Lyricist and filmmaker.

He was speaking after inaugurating Solo Painting Exhibition “Rendezvous With Feminine” by Wilson JP D’Souza,  at Orchid Art Gallery, Balmatta , Mangalore, in the morning of Sunday, July 8, 2012.

 

He further said, Though I am not a learned man to analyze art and paintings, looking  at these paintings by Wilson,    I can say with confidence that Wilson is an great artist and he will definitely make a headway.  Gulzar wished Wilson J P a great art career ahead. 

 

 Welcoming Gulzar , Wiliam Pais, Director of Orchid Art Gallery said that he felt as if the Prime Minister of India visited his art gallery. Indeed Gulzar is the prime minister of poetry and pride of India.

 

Art expert, author and poet Ms. Giselle D Mehta spoke about art in general and particularly in reference to Wilson’s paintings. She recalled, though she has not met Wilson so far till this day, her words and Wilson’s paintings converge in unconscious synergy. This is the reason she declined cover design sent by the  publishers  and opted for Wilson’s painting for the cover jacket of her first novel “Blossom Showers”.  Ms Mehta further said that an attractive cover jacket is always a must to catch the eyeballs of the readers as the reader goes through the content later.

 

Ms Mehta, said the subject of Wilson’s Solo exhibition, “Rendezvous With Feminine” -   is great and in the west and even in India great painters like Raja Ravi Verma dealt with these subjects.  Wilson’s paintings approach womanhood   in a bold   and unique style and explore inner self of women and depict them in colors effectively.  These paintings speak far ahead of the figures. Most of Wilson’s paintings empathize with marginalized women.

  
Ms Mehta further said  that every painter should have the capacity to see beyond the surface and this is called third eye. Pointing the particular painting of women bathing in the river in the afternoon – Ms Mehta said, Women and River both are sacred  and Goddesses in our country. Both are natures. Both are Life. So they embody and blend in each other very well. This particular painting, Women bathing in the river in the afternoon -  is all about life giving spirit and my favorite.   She further said that the figures in Wilson’s painting express multiplicity of ideas as well as unsaid bondage  of women too. 

 

Artist Wilson J P, thanked Gulzar, Ms Giselle D  Mehta, and the gathering and   gifted Gulzar an painting - Musical Women. 
Wilsons Mother,   Mrs Juliana D Souza  was also  present on this occasion.

 

Born on June 28, 1983 at Kayyar, Wilson did five years Diploma course in painting and graduated in Diploma in Art. He attended various art camps at various places within and outside Karnataka covering different aspects of paintings and art such as landscape painting and traditional art.

 

Wilson participated in a number of exhibitions of his paintings at different places including at Dharmasthala, Chitradurga, Mangalore, Gulbarga, Ujjain, Bangalore, Delhi, Udupi and other places. Besides painting, Wilson is interested in photography and movies.