CLINT MEMORIAL INTERNATIONAL PAINTING COMPETITION BY DEPARTMENT OF KERALA TOURISM

Clint Painting competition

Submit your painting 

on or before  31st May, 2014

KUMAAR HOLIDAYS

No. 42, Chowdary Nagar Main Road,

Valasaravakkam, Chennai-600087

Cell: 78109 86933 / 78108 96933 / 93810 61000

E-mail: kumaarholidays1@gmail.com

 Website: www.kumaarholidays.com

Edmund Thomas Clint was the only son of M.T. Joseph and Chinnamma Joseph of Kochi, Kerala. Despite suffering from a serious kidney condition from the age of two, he completed more than 25,000 pictures in the short 2522 days that he lived.

Clint used every medium: chalk, crayons, oil paints, and water colours to create drawings and paintings that depicted the world as he saw it. His body of work shook art admirers and critics who were astounded by his maturity and convinced of his artistic genius. 

Clint passed away a month short of his seventh birthday leaving behind a treasure trove of art work. He had the unique ability to understand how people felt, and drew inspiration from these powerful emotions. Despite his young age, Clint created art that depicted intense themes like death, solitude, and love. In addition to being an artist, Clint was also a voracious reader. He was drawn to the drama of epics like the Mahabharata and Ramayana and was keen on listening to adventure stories like Robinson Crusoe. His mind grasped every detail described in these stories and then expressed them as a colorful canvas. 

Clint's father was an ardent fan of the Hollywood actor, Clint Eastwood, and gave his son the actor's name. After Clint passed away, Sivakumar, renowned documentary film maker from India, made a documentary on the young artist's life and work. The film was shown at international film festivals and Clint Eastwood saw the documentary in Brazil. The actor was so touched by the story of Clint that he sent a message of condolence to Clint's parents and expressed sorrow at the child's untimely demise. 

 Win a trip to beautiful Kerala from any part of the world!

We invite you to participate in the Clint Memorial International Children's Painting Competition for children between the ages of 4-15 years. The competition is open world-wide, and is organized by Kerala Tourism in memory of the child prodigy, Edmund Thomas Clint, whose memorable works are displayed in the gallery.

Many exciting prizes are available for winning entries. And grownups, don’t be disappointed, there’s something on offer for you as well. For promoting this competition, or for serving as a volunteer, you have a chance to win travel trips and other fun prizes.

 

Talent hits a target

no one else can hit;

Genius hits a target

no one else can see. 

 

KUMAAR HOLIDAYS

No. 42, Chowdary Nagar Main Road,

Valasaravakkam, Chennai-600087

Cell: 78109 86933 / 78108 96933 / 93810 61000

E-mail: kumaarholidays1@gmail.com

 Website: www.kumaarholidays.com