Revel in the beauty of forest life with artist Ganapati Hegde

‘Into the Forest’ the latest series by Bengaluru-based artist Ganapati Hegde captures the teeming life forms of the woods

“Walking through the woods to my grandfather’s home was an adventure for me as a child. I was filled with a sense of wonder at the beauty all around me. There was no electricity and throughout the day, especially at night we could hear the sounds of forest creatures. Those memories and that sense of nature is what I try to capture in my work,” says Bengaluru-based artist, Ganapati Hegde, who hails from Kumta in coastal Karnataka.

With Nature as his muse, Ganapati is known for the incandescence that marks most of his work. “Bird or beast, flora or fauna — they all find place in my art. It is our duty as human beings endowed with intelligence to protect these hidden treasures of nature and as an artist I depict them in my own way.”