My sculptural painting Kaamdhenu set me thinking as I work on the concept of gender in the realm of pure consciousness. Is gender the outer garb or the packaging?
This work has been inspired by the Indian mythological form of Aradhnareshwar-Shiva and Shakti. It is representational of an amalgamation of pure consciousness and energy. In my sculptural painting, the hump is the bull and the udders of a cow. Every being I feel is an amalgamation of both yin and yang, positive and negative, man and woman. Hence crossing all genders. There is no conflict of gender here, it crosses all barriers. I share with you a few lines of my poetry "In Silence the Secrets Speak". It expresses my deepest thoughts in simplest words.
The Ardhanarishawar –
Positive and negative.
Man and woman. not some hybrid creature,
But, man and woman united as symbols that complete the circle and cycle of life.
Conditioned by roles, perhaps…
The woman, a creative goddess, the nurturer, queen of the world,
a symbol of all that is gentle and good.
The man, keeper of the skies, king of the universe, a symbol of strength.
Not one without the other.
A complete circle of harmony.
Aligned with nature.
Nature itself.
Nature. Nurturer.
I put the woman at the centre of the universe.
I put the man at the centre of the universe.
It was this ‘completion’ of the cosmos that fascinated me.
Why should one be without the other?
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Acrylic on fiberglass
2017
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Acrylic on fiberglass
2017
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Acrylic on fiberglass
2017
56x28x37 Inches
Acrylic on fiberglass
2017
56x28x37 Inches
Acrylic on fiberglass
2017
56x28x37 Inches
Acrylic on fiberglass
2017
56x28x37 Inches
Acrylic on fiberglass
2017
56x28x37 Inches
Acrylic on fiberglass
2017
56x28x37 Inches
Acrylic on fiberglass
2017
56x28x37 Inches
Acrylic on fiberglass
2017
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Acrylic on Fiberglass
22x12x17 Inches
Acrylic on fiberglass
2017
22x12x17Inches
Acrylic on fiberglass
2017
22x12x17Inches
Acrylic on fiberglass
2017