Art is the exception and Culture is the rule and part of the rule is that it hates exceptions
Art is the exception and Culture is the rule and part of the rule is that it hates exceptions The nature of an artistThere’s a body, a mind and an intellect combination that exists in all human beings. An artist might understand better if I say head- heart- hand- combo. Pancha koshas- annamaya, pranamaya, manomaya, […]
An ode To an Alchemist by Fate
An ode To an Alchemist by Fate A mere seven years of frenzied immersion and an emergence with a 360 degree view! Vincent Van Gogh proved with his life that this was possible. Straddling insanity in one hand while painting with the other. Imagine how intense his last two years before he died at 37 […]
Who are we?
Who are we? As artists where do our preferences lie? As art practitioners what do we intend to do? Some words we commonly have started to use as expressions of the process of art making are collaborations, multiple communication needs, laboratory/ collective consumerism, compliance, objectivity, documentation, democracy, socially conscious consumerism, practice, concepts, global, logistics, methodologies, […]
Tortoise Nautilus Venus and Us
Tortoise Nautilus Venus and Us Chasing Patterns Once upon a time, during a journey into nothing, I decided to interrupt the white stillness of the paper armed with a charcoal pencil. I kept halting, hesitating and judging the unfolding process because of an inbuilt resistance towards the patterns that stubbornly arose on paper. Concentric circles […]
Being artist or being human
Being artist or being human I have always wanted to be a human being! Seemed a worthwhile endeavour because you can then be animal, plant, mountain, tree whatever comes to you- A bit of everything in you. I have tried for twenty five years now. No, I don’t feel completely human yet; there are still […]
The creative process
The creative process At first glance a high-rise building, it’s white roof top leans towards your left. Bring your gaze from the white of the roof; just forget about the roof and move to the shadowy dark patch to its bottom left. Be there for a good while, relax, and then slowly approach the floor […]
Is art necessary?
Is art necessary? One feels art and beauty is not required because one is so identified with the ugliness, with the pain, the suffering that’s all around. Denying art, one is not going to make any contribution towards the betterment of mankind. I understand where Aristotle came from when he said that all artists should […]
I love you
I love you Words, flimsy toy trains of vaporous memories, play, why mark them, grade them, frame them,garland them, right and wrong,they are but alphabets twisted into shape by the heat of experiences, one too many,and contextual their attire- pricking, berating, negating, soothing,barely sufficient, seemingly efficient but mostly inefficient, with no beginning nor end.But please, do listen, to […]
Where am I, who am I?
Where am I, who am I? Who am I that has dwelt so long in the other,who am I that left the sunny perch,lizard eyes circumambulating, seeking heavens,shuttling down blind alleys, invoking bitter sweet ruminations,was it a gift, or a curse that erased our boundaries,too long residing in the scent of a mother,a wife, a […]
Creation of a DNA Helix
Creation of a DNA Helix Art experiential workshop by the Stillness Project for The High Range School Each child identified his or her beliefs, both positive and negative, and created an artistic representation of a DNA ladder. Through this activity they also came to understand that their genes shared a long journey with their ancestors. […]
