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Experts gauge if art and other creative pursuits can keep Parkinson's disease under check
Updated On: 27 March, 2017 10:07 AM IST | | Snigdha Hasan
<p>An 81-year-old artist is currently exhibiting his oeuvre, much of which was completed after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's. Experts gauge if art and other creative pursuits can keep the condition under check</p>

Vishwanath R Kantak

Vishwanath R Kantak at the ongoing exhibition. Pic/Bipin Kokate
Over 35 canvases of geometric patterns, woven with spiritual motifs, adorn the walls of Gallery no 2 at the Jehangir Art Gallery. A massive metallic sculpture of a falcon, at the centre of the space, bears testimony to the efforts gone into detailing its intricate plumage. "Here, the artist visualises the falcon as a symbol of rising above a situation…" reads the accompanying note.
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