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Foreigners Everywhere - Gratitude

Everyone here is a foreigner to each other and yet the bonding is magical and that's probably makes us more humane!

Indian culture instills respect and gratitude for the five elements (Space, Air, Fire, Water and Earth), the Sun and the Moon, as the life sustaining forces in nature. Numerous people revere these elements in different ways. This value also instills in a person the appreciation of things and beings for who they are and without the desire to acquire or own them! Fun fact: Just before I started…

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Foreigners Everywhere - Indian old couple

Here's the oil painting of 'Foreigners Everywhere - Indian old couple' with their experience abroad.

She would say, “I don’t want to go home; I watch all my favorite shows here without interruption, and my son takes me on long drives on the weekends!” The man would reply, “I feel like punya (good karma) is a visit to heaven on earth; I don’t have any responsibilities here!” Both did agree, though, that caring children are a true blessing for elderly parents. I have portrayed here an Indian…

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Foreigners Everywhere 2 - The Old Couple

When we watch people and locations with an open heart and mind, travel experiences become sweeter.

My first international trip was to Canada in 2006 and around this time of the year. Spring is memorable in the West! A riot of color explodes after a few months of gray lifeless winter. I was in awe of the beauty of nature, the greenery and dandelions as far as my eyes go in my everyday strolls, the streets adorned with cherry blossom laden trees and then visits to Niagara falls! While I was…

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Foreigners Everywhere 1

The 60th International Art Exhibition, titled Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere, will be curated by Adriano Pedrosa and organised by La Biennale di Venezia. The expression Stranieri Ovunque – explains Adriano Pedrosa – has several meanings. First of all, that wherever you go and wherever you are you will always encounter foreigners— they/we are everywhere. Secondly, that no matter where…

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Out of Frame

“I don’t think about art while I work. I try to think about life.” – Jean-Michel Basquiat It is so true because I was thinking about life while I was doing this artwork. The magic may never die, that’s the framed version, but what about the life out of frame which is of more interest! Every couple try their best to live up to the utopia. A couple in love is a beautiful thing to watch! No one…

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Happily Ever After 

Some lovers were fortunate enough to grow old together!

I saw today a beautiful quote by Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic for New York Magazine – “In your work I look for beauty, confidence, uncertainty, perseverance, self-awareness, layers, a hunger that feels authentic, but more than that – convincing, relevant, something that demanded that you make this, incorporating all of and the unknown parts of your self.” This statement sums up my artistic…

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Connectedness 4

For the successful worldwide camaraderie and cosmopolitan kinship is the new name of connectedness!

While success means different to different people there is a phrase ‘lonely at the top’. I say its not anymore. Now with net connectivity and fast travel options world is shrinking and world is a family. Successful people transcend distances and differences to connect with like minded individuals from across the globe. So a successful person can choose to be alone and not be lonely. This…

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Connectedness 3

The purest form of connectedness is found between mother and child and which may not be exploited for a harmonious existence.

A complete and pure connection is seen in the love of a mother for her baby. The connection is in it’s purest form. Thinking about mother, also in the back of my mind are the wars, global warming and all the turbulence that’s going on which is a big challenge for mother nature. The painting has small motifs and elements supporting the central theme. It invites us to be more mindful and caring of…

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Connectedness 2

Why are soul mates rare? Please check out this concept painting done in abstract figurative style which explores Connectedness of a couple in a relationship.

Connection happens at five levels in this world. It can refer to physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual or social connections. That’s why it’s a very rare sight to see a couple who happen to be soul mates because they connect with each other at all levels. Mostly the relationships end up being bittersweet because of the incomplete connection. I like to depict figures as a part of elements…

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Connectedness

Connectedness can be found in many different areas of our lives, including our relationships with others, our connection to nature, and our sense of purpose in the world.

There are moments in your life when you feel connected to others or to something larger than yourself. These moments can be a source of great joy and strength. I’m here with a concept related to connectedness and my inspiration and thought is expressed very appropriately in this quote “India is not just a geography or history; it is not only a nation, a country, a mere piece of land. It is…

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Joy

“Children re-invent your world for you.” – Susan Sarandon

Joy is natural, ecstatic and infectious when the source of joy is not subject to comparison. Why I say this is, it matters a lot in today’s world what kind of thing caused you great joy! The more exotic and expensive is the source of joy the more it elevates your social status, still joy might be eluding. In my neighborhood just before reaching the main street this could be a usual scene on a…

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Precious and Precarious 5

Once upon a time I would have enjoyed doing just the lily pond with lilies and leaves. Monet was an inspiration in the beginning of my art career. I would tell myself, someday I have to do a huge painting of a lily pond. I’m surprised that today I have every opportunity to do it. And I’m in fact doing it. But my lily pond carries so much within it to say life is ‘Precious and Precarious’ at the…

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The Magic of Psilocybin

When I’m hit by an idea with some hazy image formation, I start the journey and build it along the way. But when I have to write about it after it is finished, I occasionally find it difficult to express why or what inspired me. I therefore need silence to reflect on it, keep staring at my painting, and then, at last, the words start rolling out—the why of the painting. Mushrooms are fungi. Look…

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Family Time

Family time is important for the couple to bond and grow together and to give the best memories to their children.

I had this image for some time in my mind. But I also was in a dilemma about whether it was worth doing. Then I thought about what I was really thinking about. I have done so much art without a single sale; if one more adds to the list, what a difference it would make! But if I do, then it definitely keeps me happy for two weeks, and later, whenever I look at it, it will definitely make me happy…

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Wife

Celebrate a wonderful relationship with a wonderful wife!

I had to share these four artworks as a collection. There was a lot of criticism and resistance from people around me because they were concerned about my well-being. While I’m grateful to each one of them for their concern, I also wish to share a few facts here.  First, let me share the inspiration for this theme. There is an old Sanskrit saying that says the qualities of a woman make her fit…

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Little pleasures

The last painting on relationship from an Indian wife's perspective

Little pleasures make an ordinary day a great one! The shy Indian wife and her tryst with her husband over a cuppa If you know just one Indian couple, then you know only one Indian couple. But Indian couples are as different as the colours of the rainbow, with gross and fine differences with respect to their lifestyles. There is a huge difference between traditional and mainstream people, and…

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My Precious 2

Even now, in some culture how she serves and what she serves for food matters and so it's a matter of great importance for both in the relationship.

In India, a girl is addressed as a mother from the age of 2 until her death. So it’s very natural that all women learn to act like mothers, especially when they are serving food. You are lucky to have such a woman as your life partner. There is a saying that ‘the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.’ Indian traditional values and Indian culture is never about eating out or ordering food.…

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