26 June 2009
    Art and Craft

    "The line of demarcation between art and craft is very thin. At times the two seem to encroach upon each other, blurring the line into spaced dots. Puppetry is art which is crafted. And this crafted art, in the hands of Anupam becomes the liet motif of his recnt creations. As an admirer of his paintings, I can simply guess as to what has actually led him to make such paintings. But the 'whys' of an artist are as difficult to answer as the metaphysical query as to why did God if there had been any create this artist might have found and empathetic creativity and a shared conscience. Resultantly, it is art beyond craft, or art creating itself upon art. This beside, it presents a peep into ethnic ethos of Rajasthani Culture. It smells, on empirical level, of the soil of the land of deserts. It is a leaf from the book of mobs. It is past which is made, if not the momentary present, at least the recent one; a 'was', that has been dragged into a 'have been'. And the line of demarcation between a 'have been' and an 'is' is also very thin. At times the two seem to encroach upon each other, blurring time into spaced dots."

 3rd January 2010
    Beauty In Art

    "I like your Puppets.This shows Rajasthan traditions,legacy and what not.A show which is truly experiential.You are one supporter and preserving a whole phase and chapter of a civilization which other art supporter and other art form looks forward for. Marvels from you. "

 9th January 2010
    Eternal Bliss

    "Dr. Anupam Bhatngar is emerging on the national horizon through al INDIA FINE Arts And Crafts Society . His compositions in oils exhibited in the gallery of IFACS January 2010 reflect the compositional arrangement taught to the fine arts students at university level . In these compositions forms are very formal and colors usually bright . A clear impact of Rajasthan environment and themes are reflecting on these paintings .The puppet movements and Rajasthani attaire of male and female forms leave strong impact like folk art .The simple division of space and color harmonious reminds the viewer the decorative treatment of form’s the hand and feet gestures make the figure dance in a folk way. To mention one such treatment is on the canvas “Maharo Rajasthan” where the peacock form in blue and other color’s of the same family give impression of a dancing peacock , when the brown and red colors representing a dancing lady in the same dancing sprit present excellent harmony with the yellow sand dunes and typical Rajasthan architecturel forms in the back ground . Overall the work reflects the folk art and culture of Rajasthan. "

 3rd January 2010
    Indian Folk

    "Folk art has always facinated me and the way Dr. Anupam Bhatnagar has potrayed it,is better still.Crafts and art are seen in holy matrimony in this series. The raw colours and their flat application and thus the simplicity is touching."

 4th January 2010
    Nature

    "All the paintings are like lyrical poems of nature one can hear if they have eyes."

 6th January 2010
    Vibrant Rajasthan

    "Vibrancy in colours depicting a Rajasthani way of life, full of joy, in an attempt worth acknowledging.The strong lines and brightness in colour adds up."

 7th January 2010
    Colourful Rajasthan

    "Very colourful and beautiful,every painting touch in heart."

 2nd October 2001
    Beauty of Shimla

    "When I saw Shimla with my eyes I cannot see these colours which artist has spread on canvas.appreciable work-Wish all the success. "

 3rd October 2001
    Beauty of Nature

    "All the paintings shows the depth of artists approach towards nature.He depicts the various moods of nature beautifully."