Intertidal wonders: Vizags coastal life comes alive on canvas

Intertidal Wonders, an oil portray exhibition by Nagarjuna Sridhara, opened at Visakha Museum on Beach Road on Sunday, showcasing the colourful marine lifetime of Vizag’s coastal ecosystems. Organised in collaboration with the East Coast Conservation Team (ECCT), the exhibition will probably be held in two phases. The first half options 27 oil-painted illustrations of intertidal species, whereas the second part, scheduled for 2026, will proceed exploring Vizag’s distinctive marine biodiversity.

Nagarjuna Sridhara, a famous painter with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Andhra University and a Master of Visual Arts from M.S. University, Baroda, has acquired the Andhra Pradesh State Cultural Council Award (2003) and a commendation from the Hyderabad Art Society (2004). His works have been showcased throughout India, from Mumbai to Baroda and Bhopal, in solo reveals, group exhibitions, and wildlife-focused artwork tasks.

Previous works akin to Flying Tints and Tones (2013), Winged Jewels (2020), Slithering Denizens (Visakha Museum), and An Introduction to Wildlife of Vizag (2023) spotlight his deep engagement with ecology and artwork.

The theme, Intertidal Biodiversity of Vizag, brings to life organisms that thrive within the area between excessive and low tide traces. Vizag’s rocky shores, formed by the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt, host certainly one of India’s most numerous coastal ecosystems. The work function sponges, mushy corals, anemones, barnacles, flatworms, hermit crabs, shrimps, sea stars, and reef fish, tracing evolutionary milestones from the earliest multicellular animals to tunicates, the evolutionary hyperlink to vertebrates.

Marine biologists from ECCT will probably be current all through the exhibition to elucidate the variety and diversifications of the species portrayed. According to Nagarjuna Sridhara, the fusion of artwork and science presents a singular studying expertise for college students, artwork lovers, and conservation lovers alike.

The exhibition is open to the general public from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on October 13 and 14—an expertise for artwork and nature lovers alike.