Narrative Suggestions - 2011 - 2012
My paintings portray the present
occurring around me and my reflections of these occurrences. Also embedded are
recollections from my past that appear from the nostalgia brought about
by my memories. They endeavor to suggest a subtle surrealistic feel or ‘an
atmosphere’ on the canvas.
‘Exultation in Harmony’
I seek
to describe the heightened ‘atmosphere of my feelings’ in conjunction with the
various experiences, surroundings and music during my travels. Also to
pin-point the gravity of the experience, I have used certain symbols from Hindu
mythology, like the male buffalo signifying Yamraj, the God of death who is
stalled by the enchantment of the music. The form of the eagle symbolizes a
blind singer’s song, portrayed in the form of a pot that exuberates light and
brightness in an almost sublime way.
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| 36" x 48" , Oil on Canvas | |
‘Challenging the Calm’,
I
attempt to delicately combine the comfort of what is familiar and comfortable
with my suspicions of the new. The sunflowers reflect the vibrancy of the sun;
the black cat contentedly placed avoiding any impediment and the dove, a
signifier of peace. In contrast, the snake forms suggests a hint of concern and
the stark red drapery which challenges the calm...
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| 36" x 42" , Oil on Canvas | | |
'Self Portrait in 2012'
My paintings portray the present occurring
around me and my reflections of these occurrences. Also embedded are
recollections from my past that appear from the nostalgia brought about
by my memories. They endeavor to suggest a subtle surrealistic feel.
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| 48" x 36" , Oil on Canvas | | | |
'Discord in the Forest'
is a part of a series - 'narrative
suggestions'. It speaks of the wave of urbanisation which is fast
destructing and is creating insecurities as suggested by the various
forms in the painting.
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| 36" x 42" , Oil on Canvas | | | | |
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Review of my Paintings and participation - Art & Deal Magazine
1.
.'A Page from Narrative
Suggestions' - Review of a 3- person show titled 'Narrative Suggestions' Art & Deal (An Arts news Magazine of
India) Issue 48/Vol.8 No. 18/ Apr-May,
2012
2.
.'NIV Art Residency' -
Review of my experience at a 2-month Residency - Residency Page, Art & Deal (An Arts news Magazine
of India) Issue 42/Vol.7 No.12/ October 15, 2011
