I have most recently
"unlearned" painting and all that I
studied in art school.
Painting has become an expression of spirit for
me.
Through building an energy healing practice, yoga and
meditation I have found a way to approach creation
through painting, or channeling spirit to manifesto as
art.
The release of ego and
small mind inform my daily life practice and art- by
using the energy from my hands an image comes out
on the paper appearing and unfolding as I open
more and more to intuition ,trust and non- judgement.
Because of this process I feel my work comes from
a place of abstraction.
The main goal for painting is simply to express
the divine through the gift of creation, as each breath
informs each moment and energy surrounds and makes us
up, I hope to express and share this spirit in the
healing form of paintings.
My ethnicity as Indian American
woman also informs my marks, the decorative marks that
make up my paintings are meditative and reminiscent of
indian decorative arts. My place in this world as a
woman, also is painted reclaiming goddess/female power
as mine.
THE HOLDING 2: THIS ARTWORK
was created many years after the holding 1, which was
done when i first started panting, and when i truly
accessed the inside self- the holding 2 is where i am at
now, more joyful yet still turned within amongst
the world of "limbo" -being indian and
american, and realizing that my true center is within
not without. while we have family friends and ultimately
spirit to hold us, the true way to be held is accept and
understand the true nature of self by going within and
then taking that insight to the outter world. the
balance between woman/child/indian/american/self
reliance/nurturing/inside and outside is what being here
between means to me- negotiatin g the duality of the
world which we live in.
"The Holding 2", 2005
30” x 24”
Tempera on paper
previous artist
| next artist
|
