thane kala bhavan artist yashovardhan kaunss paintings breeze out skillfulness and originality alike that intrigue every viewer his works has been displayed in the painting exhibition body and rhythm held at thane kala bhavan from 15th november yashovardhan carries the artistic legacy of his father the great musical genius late pandit kumar gandharva who contributed enormously to hindustani music i have inherited creativity from my parents who were both vocalist but i have chosen painting as the medium for my expressions my father didnt restrict his music to a typical style but he was so open minded that he studied other genres of music and malwa folk music and added its flavours to various musical forms to established his own singing style in this view im like my father and want to try everything that charms my mind yashowardhans paintings showcase figures of ballet folk dancers and yogic postures with its elegant force elasticity and poised body rhythm he has used stippling technique for the paintings which means use of dots and knife instead of line work his mastery over the stippling technique depicts in his array of paintings he has used mirror image in yogic posture that provides depth to the painting dancing figures are my favourite perspective the forceful rhythmic body movements of a dancer cast a spell on my mind the ghagra of the banjara dancer has its own rhythm i have used monocolours for these paintings as rarely i use primary colours but prefer to use middle tones that i get in black and white asserted yashovardhan yashowardhan is a gifted artist he hasnt taken any formal training in painting but explored the art through self efforts art is in my family my uncle was a recognised photographer my tryst with the art started when i learned to stand straight initially it was just a hobby but as my interest developed i took guidance from my fathers friend vishnu chinchalkar from indore whom i regard as my guru he had amazing vision and our creative interactions developed my aesthetic sense and inspired me to find out new ways of expressions my father was liberal and never forced us to pursue singers career he appreciated my initial work and would pin out every piece of my drawings recalled the modest and soft spoken artist his family and friends organised the first exhibition of his paintings that was proved all out success then there was no looking back he has 12 solo shows to his credit and his works are adorning the walls of prime business houses it was a memorable moment of my life when spgodrej approached me for a painting stated yashowardhan along with fine arts yashowardhan has achieved commendable success in commercial arts as well he has worked for reputed art designers and architects in india when the art of cinema haunted his mind yashowardhan went to a film school in vancouver canada to complete a course on cinema production and produced small art films