Sathyam Art Gallery
Tamil Eelam
Freedom Struggle -
Paintings
தமிழ் ஈழ விடுதலைப் போராட்டம் - ஓவியங்கள்
"War brings with it a particular social
reality. Death, destruction and fear may prevail but so too does great
courage and determined resistance. In war situations it is doubtful that
anyone escapes without some effect on their perceptions of life. For some,
the particular social reality generated in wartime conditions should be
captured as a documentary record of the particularity of those times. These
records form part of the cultural heritage of humanity, for they seek to
tell the world of a particular human condition
Thus, literature, poetry, music, drama,
drawings and paintings become the artistic mode for many people to record
the various emotional and social aspects of wartime conditions. The medium
of art can reflect
the horror and agonies of brutal military oppression; works of art can
depict
courage, strength and
the determination of resistance against oppression; works of art can
express and inspire many emotions. Throughout Tamil Eelam,
poetry has become the dominant mode of literary expression to convey the
sentiments of the times. But many young people have used drawings and
painting to express their perception of social reality under conditions of
oppression and resistance..." (from the Voice of the Tigers, the
Official Bulletin of the
Liberation Tigers of
Tamil Eelam, February 1990)