04/12/2023
LACEFilms celebrated the centenary birthday of the legendary Cinematographer, VK Murthy in a befitting manner with a commemorative Masterclass on the topic of โAesthetic Experience in Visual Artsโ by Mr. B R Viswanath, the renowned artist-cinematographer on Sunday, November 26, 2023. It is to be noted here that V K Murthy ushered in the era of โBombay Noirโ as Mr. Sreeram Raghavan, the eminent film-maker puts it. Though V K Murthy adopted the visual styling of the Masterly works in โAmerican Film Noirโ, he gave the genre its unique Indian aesthetic so as to successfully articulate the loneliness and despair of the protagonists who inhabit a societal ecosystem that is driven by greed and manipulation.๐๐ฝ๏ธ
Defining the role of Aesthetics during the discourse, Mr. Viswanath observed that โThe Aesthetic Experience is the subliminal treasure-chest meditating upon which the audience is transported to an ethereal zone.โ Further, he elaborated on the role of various picture-elements and demonstrated how our aesthetic experience is shaped by our perception of the various picture elements in the context of our understanding of the world around us. ๐ผ๏ธ๐ท๐
Prof.N Manu Chakravarhthy, the renowned film-scholar and Ms. Vidya Murthy, the ex-curator of The National Museum of Singapore who were also present on the occasion gave additional inputs on the subject.
The forthcoming Masterclass on Sunday, December 17, 2023 will be delivered by the renowned film-maker, Sri P Sheshadri.