vijayawada in a yearning attempt to revive the culture and heritage of andhra pradesh post bifurcation of the state the professional artists and qualified sculptors are joined hands to launch a new forum feeling ditched at the way the state was divided the artists wanted to showcase the might of the brush with an exhibition in the city this is the first exhibition by contemporary artists of andhra after the state bifurcation and we are planning to continue the process in future said a professional hand in artist sowjanya she says that the contemporary artists from andhra pradesh are feeling the pinch of the division as every aspect of the public life has been effected due to the bifurcation recent political developments which resulted in formation of two new states for the telugu speaking people have left many a citizen in a state of dilemma this has prompted them to think choose and move to one place to another of the two locations these happenings have greatly impacted the art world in that artists living observed another artist santosha lakshmi she feels that working for most part of lives of artists in one domain could suddenly make them sense that ground beneath their foot is at stake this is chiefly because that it ends up with a struggle for identity crisis she remarks the artists say that the planned exhibition under the title of exodus showcases the works of many artists who have chosen to rediscover their native identities and explore new horizons by moving on the exodus is as much about arriving as much as it is about departures and dislocations sowjanya lavu told toi she said that they are making an attempt to bring the artists and painters of ap to united platform so that they could exchange views and thoughts before bringing out more creations she said that they felt an urgent need of such a forum as they wanted to carve out an identity to the art world of the new state