Mukha Mudre – Kyamaradalli Kannada Sahitigalu
₹690.00
Author: A N Mukunda
ಪೋರ್ಟ್ರೇಟ್ ಅಂದರೆ ಕೇವಲ ಭಾವಚಿತ್ರವಲ್ಲ, ಅದೊಂದು ‘ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಭಾವಚಿತ್ರ’ ಅಥವಾ ‘ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವ ಚಿತ್ರ’ ಎನ್ನುವ ಮುಕುಂದರ ನಿಲುವು ಈ ಛಾಯಾಚಿತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂರ್ತವಾಗಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ. ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಮುಖವೇ ಅವನ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವದ ಸಮರ್ಪಕ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಎಂಬ ಪ್ರಬಲವಾದ ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಹಾಗೂ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸಗಳನ್ನು ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಮುಕುಂದರು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಸಂಯಮದಿಂದ ಏಕಾಗ್ರತೆಯಿಂದ ಕಾದು ಸೆರೆಹಿಡಿದ ‘ಮಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಕ್ಷಣ’ಗಳಿಂದಾಗಿ ಈ ಎಲ್ಲ ಭಾವಚಿತ್ರಗಳಿಗೆ ಏಕಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ಅಧಿಕೃತತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಆಪ್ತತೆ ಲಭ್ಯವಾಗಿವೆ. ಇಂತಹ ‘ಫೋಟೋ ಪುಸ್ತಕ’ವೊಂದು ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ಇದೇ ಮೊದಲು.
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