Lately, I was reading and deeply absorbed into the works of Sankaracharya, especially Soundarya lahari and Ananda lahiri. I think it shows in my painting.
This is a concept art for something I planned to do on wooden panel. Lotus is emblematic of Buddhism and Buddha whose teachings I am really interested in. I want to create something which represent the sudden explosion of perception Siddharta attained that made him Buddha. I am of the opinion that there was nothing divine about this and could be explained by science in the future if not now. Same thing goes for the creation of art.
I work by instinct. I work by will. I believe in and accept contradictions. My art process: Years of practice, study, observation and thought have seeped into the unlit innards of my mind. From this labyrinth comes the strange will, according to whose dictates the body creates art. But during the process a struggle develops between the known and the unknown will for power. The process ends when both are satiated.
I am inspired by the real, the grotesque and the unrefined, like a crow or a vulture that gravitates towards carrion. I would rather nurture a wound and stay inspired than be healthy and bored.