Golmei Gandumpu

In painting art, Golmei Gandumpu is among the Manipur tribal who occupies a prominent place in the field. Golmei is a lover of Manipuri culture and always tries to depict the indigenous features on his canvass. At the small confines of his work shed located at Keikhu, he works with a gentle stroke with his brush to the painting. One can see over 50 paintings depicting different themes, most importantly the Kabui culture. The painting works which come out from Golmei’s small work set have won high public accolades and could bring laurels for the state when displayed at many national and international level exhibitions. The small work shed is Gomei’s world of painting art and new fangled ideas and experiments cordon him when he sets his foot inside the room. The work which depicts a myriad of colours based on traditional Kabui dance is a series of painting the 45-year-old artist has been employing to create a signature blend of creativity, imagination, talent and most importantly devotion. Majority of his works captures folk dancers in movement thereby creating a distinctive style and treatment. Apart from Kabui dance, he works includes Manipuri pung cholom, Maibi dance, Polo etc. His paintings have great demand outside. His focus on paintings to soothe human mind