Artist Mibin’s canvases can jolt a casual observer out of their comfort zone. They can push you down thought spirals, take you along imaginative heights and, at times, make you just want to stand and stare. And that is what Mibin wants his viewers to do. “It is a give and take. We, human beings, have laid out a set of norms for how we interact with each other and with ourselves. What if we go beyond these norms? What if there was no right and wrong, thesis or anti-thesis?” he asks. His vivid and layered works are a constant dialogue between himself and the space around him, questioning the basis of human existence on various levels. Mibin’s works are on show at the Durbar Hall Art Gallery along with the works of three other artists from Kerala, displayed as part of Lalithakala Akademi’s contemporary solo art exhibition project.
Mibin does not like to assign titles to his works as they could communicate differently at a different time. The series on show, however, is called ‘Occult’. The artist, who did his Masters degree at Visva Bharthi University, Kala Bhavana, Santiniketan, paints using watercolour and gouache on white and rice paper. Over 16 of his paintings are on show in addition to a couple of sculptures in silicone.
