This Mumbai man studied at the Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya in Pune, Maharashtra. Utge's paintings are often bright , highly contrasted images of either clowns or children. These are often working class children, a phenomenon peculiar to third world countries such as India. Nitin Utge is preoccupied with the lives of these children, forced into labour . He catches them with their guard down, in hopes of a better life . The masks are a pretty obvious metaphor of the child's putting on of a brave face for the world.
I love the fact that they are definitely quite beautiful. But eventually , they portray a very sad, reality that we all witness on a daily basis and do not do a whole lot about. This isn't exactly a socio-economic forum , but do you think art can help these kids from not-so-privileged backgrounds? If so how? I love to hear thoughts on this.
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