Breathless

The world is getting strangled S.M Hussain reveals it creatively

BY REGINA ANAND VEENA

The Kala Ghoda festival was well lit by many artists exhibiting their creation with
great enthusiasm.

S.M Hussain has recreated mother earth with the help of fiberglass. He wishes
to convey the message that the world is filled with plastic bags that chock the
earth and makes it difficult for planet earth to breathe freely. He has recreated
the different continents and covered with black depicting smoke. Hussain is
originally a nature friendly artist who paints on the theme of nature and the effect
of the different colours on the surface of the earth.

This installation is about, all kinds of pollution’s that destroys the delicate
ecological balance of our planet.
It is we humans, the so-called “ Most Intelligent living being on the face of the
Earth”, Who are responsible for damaging our Eco System, ignoring the dangers
effecting the lives of every living being including our future generations.

Research tells us that thin plastic bags will take more than 1000 year to
disintegrate. It will remain in our soil, rivers, and dams and in oceans for 1000
years choking our drainage and will usher hazard to our Ecological System as
thousands of animals, birds and sea creatures are dying every year .

Every individual can and must contribute in saving our planet by avoiding and
refusing to accept plastic bags. He believes that every little individual effort will
make a big difference in our lives, as also for future generations and for all the
living creatures on our planet. The natural effect by the mixing of different colours
is well seen in his works. He is a pavement artist who paints on the theme to the
effect with the depth of the colour. The influence of the different colours is well
shown. The black colour element refers to the black smoke and all the artificial
synthetic elements that pose a threat to the planet. The plastic that can’t be
recycled is spreading on the surface of the earth like wild fire.

The polluted continents of the world float in a sad and a depressed

state. The bluish hue of the deep sea and it being the supporting feature of all the
contents is well shown. The continents that float are colored in perfection taking
into consideration the topography and the landforms. Brown in the painting
depicts the landforms that constitute mountains, the soil and the sand. The earth
is perfectly outlined and the majesty of the continents is maintained. There is a
certain sense of disturbance to the divine and rhythmic tune of nature.
 The installation was made of the fiberglass with the diameter of 10 ft’. The total
dimension of the installation was 10 ft’ X 10 ft’ X 18 ft’ and it cost around
100,000/- to 120,000/- including material and transportation.

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Clip Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByqahFC4UOw