HIDDEN TALENT ON DISPLAY

NAGUESH RAO SARDESSAI

An exhibition of paintings, sculptures, murals and documented photographs of restoration works is currently on at the Art Gallery of the Goa Kala Academy, Panaji. Shriniwas V. S. Dempo, the Chairman of Dempo Group of Companies, inaugurated this show of the father-son duo S. V. Parab and Kailash S. Parab.

S. V. Parab, trained under the tutelage of international masters, is a well-known name in the complex field of restoration art. A graduate of fine arts from the Goa College of Art, he joined the Directorate of Museum, Panaji as a modeler and worked there for quite many years honing his talent and upgrading his skill in various areas of restoration.

He is a member of internationally reputed associations like IASC and ICCROM. Besides painting and restoring, he is a theatre enthusiast with a degree in theatre art to his credit. A multitalented personality hitherto hidden from the public gaze has finally come out in the open to get, his self, introduced. Better late than never.

He has many of his sculptures sitting in various churches and chapels scattered around Goan land. A bust of Swami Vivekanand and Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore sculpted by S. V. Parab are sitting proudly in the Goa Secretariat building, Porvorim.

Coming from a traditional potter family, Parab has the sculptor’s gene in him. Playing with clay, cement, plaster of paris, fiberglass and other such materials is child’s play for him. His Fiberglass mural is installed at the Gomantak Kshatriya Maratha Samaj Hall, Porvorim. Besides this, he does commissioned Lord Ganesh idols for community associations.

S. V. Parab’s murals are noteworthy for their simplicity and beauty. He doesn’t indulge in highbrow stuff nor does he intend to impress his viewer’s with philosophy, even though they are created out of well thought out ideas. His main aim in creating any art is to please the viewers and educated them about our culture.

Kailash, fresh out of art college, has put up very few of his creations. He exhibits potential and if he puts in consistent effort and dedication, he’ll make a mark of his own. A fan of Claude Monet, Kailash is interested in presenting fresh subjects to his viewers. He prefers to work in Acrylics and talk about social issues like global warming etc. Kailash has a long way to go, however his works are worthy of appreciation.

S. V. Parab is currently totally dedicated to the field of art and does commissioned restoration works along with international experts. He has numerous awards to his credit. Having attended various artist camps, on invitation, he has rich experience and knowledge of the trends, especially in the field of sculpture.
The father-son duo works from their studio at Moira, Bardez, Goa.