The Melody of Colours

Some creative persons are always in search of a vision of Beauty and express their experience through external signs i. e. the language of words, line, color, sound and movement etc. Madan, the well known artist has deep understanding of Indian, music, poetry, drama, photography and painting. His figures are... Read More

Some creative persons are always in search of a vision of Beauty and express their experience through external signs i. e. the language of words, line, color, sound and movement etc. Madan, the well known artist has deep understanding of Indian, music, poetry, drama, photography and painting. His figures are well versed in dance, music and codes of colours. Madan is expert in the use of the[ yojayet] the visual formulae[dhyana]. His birds, plants, creepers and if lowers are utmost tender. His hand and mind never tired of the glory of the fawn eye. His swan is as delicate and charming as the lotus. Madan depicted the real nature of swan how he could separate milk from water and partake only the former leaving the latter. In his painting the swan is flying in the sky to the real abode in the Manasa lake on account of the extreme wintry weather. They have capacity to shift and eliminate the bad from the good and accept the best.

The flying swans are light in their flight which show the perfection of the artist. These flying swans are in golden colours to expound dharma. Perhaps Madan has Hamsa jataka in his mind. He has emphasized its wisdom. In the background of the composition there are men and damsel who are alert and listening to the bird wished that it should be caught for the purpose. Parrot is closely shown to the female figures which represent the desire of the human figures. Wisdom of the swans are beautifully woven in the symphonies of colours and lines. The way they are collecting the best and wise enough to throw the bad is perfectly visualized by the creator.