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ART Habens
Suresh Babu Maddilety
When I work, I am the artist and I am the
audience. I am so deeply involved with the
work that I am not aware of my
surroundings and others’ reactions. It is as
if my unconscious, subconscious and
conscious all work together. I’m impervious
to external perceptions, influences and
responses. This is totally experimental
work. After completing my work, it seems
strange even to me. I have doubts how
viewers receive this. It takes some time
even for me to understand the work. After
seeing my work, the viewers have freedom
to accept, appreciate or reject it. I respect
them for their own interpretation.
What he said is true, it is the ground
reality. I find that no matter, how immune
one feels to the happenings around
oneself, they do influence us. In fact,
artists are more sensitive and respond
strongly to the happenings favourably or
otherwise. India, the country I belong to
has a rich tradition of art, culture, history
and spirituality. They do influence you
either in a positive and dominant way or as
an undercurrent of exasperation, but, they
are there.
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