Click to play videoJammu: Years of violence in Kashmir had brought harshness and bloodshed on the canvas too. But now with a new summer in Kashmir, the artists are changing colours.
Artist Arshad Suleha's earlier paintings reflected the Valley's turmoil - frozen emotions, shadowy, grim faces, a family in a pool of blood, a frightened couple and a chinar under siege.
"Kashmir is a very good source of inspiration for an artist. But it is not possible for me to go out at night and see the full moon or the beautiful sunset on the lake," says Arshad.
The recent, subtle winds of change in Kashmir are touching Arshad's canvas too. The colours have toned down. And the despair is giving way to hope.
"Previously, I used to paint harsh colours, dark colours like black, red and horizontal lines which depicted rest. But at present there is some hope. Now there are white strokes and greenery."
Arshad, who grew up in downtown Srinagar, has showcased his work at national and international forums. He says he can sense the change in the air and consequently in his art.
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