Manish Upadhyay at ARTIVAL Art Event (23rd-25th NOVEMBER, 2018), World Trade Centre, Mumbai:

Manish Upadhyay’s paintings key theme was “INNOCENT”. He through his artworks tried to highlight one of the bitter realities of our society – “The Primary Education System” in rural India.

The education system in rural India needs a big reform. Manish debates on those glamorous pictures projected in the newspaper and media which are many a times away from the core reality. The rural kids possess the same potential (when it comes to contribution in nation building) as the city kids have, provided they get an equal opportunities.

The blue boy in his paintings, is the symbolic representation of such village / rural kids with immense potentials. The usage of Goat, symbolic representation of English Alphabet as a cord, Newspaper hanging on Bicycle, the Bull and Flute adds a soul to his artworks adding depth to his theme. These artworks prove that how deeply he has studied his subject before putting it on his canvas.