General issues on canvas paintings

There are some artists who have used their art primarily as a tool to draw attention to environmental and general social issues. Mohammed llyas Hussain is one such artist whose paintings focus on issues afficting the contemporary society. A self-taught artist, who also runs a trust to help school dropouts, Mohammed llyas explained his choice of subjects saying that it is his way of repaying to a society that provides for his existence. Most likely his origin in kerala and right now his life in ooty have made him particularly sensitive to the plight of the forests in general and the elephant in particular , which has not been lost its habitat but is also mercilessly hunted for its tusks. He also tackles subjects such as terrorism, destruction of peace through a dove hung on a rope strung between guns or by depicting the earth attacked by missiles. While these paintings have themes that are socially relevant, a greater mastery over the medium and his paintings were displayed at Lalit Kala Academy.