If I were to call him an artist <br />I would call him an artist <br />Who prefers to portray <br />The minds of men. <br />Still his taste is versatile. <br />His landscapes have a verdant <br />Beauty of their own. <br />He has a rich sense of colours. <br />He loves to apply <br />Bright joy over dark pain. <br />He depicts Nature <br />In its primitive nakedness. <br />In some of his paintings <br />Such as ‘The Forest of Joy’ <br />And ‘People’s Brotherhood Project’ <br />He has painted poetry. <br />His art is full of symbolic lyricism. <br />We see in them the tree of compassion <br />Spreading a cool shade <br />And standing with flowers in bloom. <br />We see the lofty light tower of work <br />Built on the mighty rock of will. <br />He shows an abiding fascination <br />For birds and flowers and trees. <br />His canvases abound with them. <br />In the coarseness of his canvas <br />His creativity blends nature and man <br />To create a harmony between <br />Beauty, utility and stability. <br />He creates a beautiful mix <br />Of the ancient and the modern. <br />In some of his recent works <br />We find him sketch <br />With subtle strokes of the brush <br />Drawn from the depth of his heart, <br />Mans unhealthy relationships <br />With nature. <br />In a striking canvas he shows <br />Progress and Superfluity <br />Monopolizing the tender breast <br />Of Mother Nature <br />While Poverty lies on her lap <br />Crying for a dropp of milk. <br />But he doesn’t belong <br />To such class of artists <br />Who remain content <br />Portraying grim realities. <br />He has been wielding <br />His brush and palette <br />To show how man can preserve nature <br />How he can ensure a better future. <br />He is the artist who said <br />“No one has the right to arrange <br />The funeral of the future.”<br /><br />Kannan G<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/o-baba-amte-1994-the-artist-and-his-art/
