Mangalore, January 15: Along with the cultural and adventurous activities, the youth participating in the 17th National Youth Festival are exhibiting their artistic skills too.
Several young artists from every nook and corner of India were busy giving final touches to their artistic talent in the form of painting and sculpture at Kadri Park in the city.
Senior artist from Mangalore Ganesh Somayaji said the young artist has three categories, viz., painting, sculpture and photography.
As many as 81 artists are engaged in showcasing their talents. This includes 20 in sculpture (including two local artists), 25 in photography and 36 in painting (including thirteen locals). The theme for painting was impression of Yuvajanotsava.
For the photography, the participants were given the theme of environment and they were asked to click the photographs in Kadri, Pilikula zoo and Panambur. The artists were busy in wood and clay modeling and recreating their impression on Yuvajanotsava on canvas.
Huirem Janison from Manipur was busy creating a model. The theme was unity in diversity, while Lakhn Sapha from Chhattisgarh was creating a clay model with the theme of a tree. He wants to send a message that one should not engage in felling trees as trees too have feelings and life.
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