Two generations unite through art to address climatic changes in Chitrashaala

Last update:February 27, 2025, 13:45 Ist

Chitrashaala in Rishikesh saw two artists from different environments talking about impact art.

(Lr) Gyanwant Yadav and Gen-Shu

Just one hour away from Rishikesh, two artists from different generations, different and different countries have painted a strong reflection of the world’s fragility in Chitrashala – an international art residence.

One, a rather young man, born and raised in a agricultural family based in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, the other twelve-year-old boy, who flew to Himalayas in Japan with his mother to expose his talents. However, the motor force of their art remained the same, the urgent need to address climate change and detrimans.

Gyanwant Yadav is more than another artist trying to create awareness about the need to address climatic changes. He is the son of a farmer for whom the earth and nature have deeply interwoven in his identity from childhood and someone who sees nature being pushed to his limits every day.

What motivates his work of art is an epiphany that appeared in his faculty days in which he thought: “We take mercy, anything we can from Earth, whether you pump the soil full of fertilizers or the cutting of the mountains to build roads, but what do they give them back?”

As a visitor for the first time in the state of Uttarakhand, he was torn to see the mountains that should be lush with greenery, being buried in the middle of the construction. To reflect his heart, he divided the canvas into two, where he would have been illustrated by him what would have been illustrated by the sacred city of Rishikesh.

On the other hand, there was Gen-Shu, a twelve-year-old vibrant boy from Japan, who brought a fresh and hopeful perspective in residence. With his infectious optimism, Gen-Shu traveled from Japan with his mother, eager to create art that spoke with a greater cause.

After growing up in a country where global problems were a constant part of his education, Gen-Shu was aware of the climatic crisis that weighed a lot on humanity, and the work of art reflected this. He lived this awareness alive, depicting distorted figures beyond recognition, which had been suffocated by constant exposure to gas and hazardous waste, which was again a bleak memory that awaits future generations if the collective action is not taken now!

Although they came from different corners of the world, both artists have highlighted the same truth, that is, climate change are no longer the problem of a single country, and the Earth, if left uncontrolled, will bear the scars for our next generations.

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Delhi, India, India