“I love what I do and I
do what I love” is Cynthia Kolakhe’s bold statement of deriving happiness and fulfillment
from her occupation even as she firmly professes, “Art is what I love and when
you love doing what you do, you get the satisfaction”.
Cynthia’s association
with Art dates back to her childhood, although she had not realized then, that
one day she would become an artist. “I would draw on the walls, on the
papers, and wherever there is empty space”, she recalls. The artist in her was
already at work then, but it wasn’t until she graduated from the College of
Art, New Delhi, prior to receiving a one year diploma course in 3D animation
from Picasso Digital Media, Delhi that her works received more accolades.
Her artworks and designs have captured
the attention of big media houses like the Hindustan Times, Asian Age, Asian
News International, magazines and newspapers when she held an exclusive
exhibition at Nagaland House, New Delhi over a year back. By now, she can pride
in having her works being exhibited in quite a few countries including India, the
United States of America and Hong Kong. She has also held shows for the
University Evangelical Fellowship, the Kingdom International where she won the
first prize for the best Painting, besides a solo show at Vasant Continental
Hotel, Delhi, and Urban Naga Fashion Show in Kohima to name a few.
It is clear that everything makes her
want to sketch when she confesses that, “I feel like sketching, whether it is
raining or sunny with a little music in the background.” “Music drives me to
paint”, she further affirms.
Cynthia Kolakhe will
soon be exhibiting her designs in Bhutan this month with Among Longkumer, at
the Indo Bhutan Exhibition. One may find her engrossed mostly in her world of
art, but when she is not painting, she expresses, “I am a social networking
freak, I explore, check out what's new, what's in…fashion, art, design etc and
I don't ever miss to check Manish Arora's latest collection.”
Ask her about her most
fulfilling moment in her profession and without any second thoughts, she is
quick to say that, she does what she loves to do, which is obviously Art. This,
she says, she has enjoyed “from the moment I started painting till today.”
She has also been able
to develop her own brand under the banner, “Urban Naga”, which is best explained
in her words, “we live in a modern world.” She continues to paint in the modern
art form using the mediums of charcoal, oil, fabric on canvas, techno art, etc,
but she is definitely looking at bridging the gap between folk and urban.
Leaving a few thoughts
for her fellow artists before signing off, she says, “Don't ever regret being
an artist because we can still change and create the world into a beautiful
place to live in, proclaim a good news or can create an alternate creative world
through painting. Use your imagination, the sky is the limit".
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