Amorphic Chasms

Urbanscapes are created from nature, in the midst of nature, and will be absorbed back into nature — the synecdoche in which a part of nature represents the entirety of nature and the infinity of nature is captured in its most miniscule organism. The explicit is juxtaposed with the implicit; this duality is what gives his art harmony and balance.

An accomplished storyteller of the tales that beckon us to take a deep breath, sit back and perceive the vast expanse of human experience. The diurnal rituals that are the very rudiments of a pristine, humane way of life form the visually enriching narrative in her works. The pedestrian drama of existence is elevated to an enthralling story that demands the unwavering attention of the viewer who is both the spectator and the interlocutor.

Art that investigates the artistic process and interrogates the viewer. Is simplicity banal and is complexity laudatory? He delves into these ideas through his paintings by not just questioning his processes but also lays bare these conundrums in front of his audience. Art doesn’t exist in isolation. Is the artist the creator or the participant? Colours, forms, lines blur in and out of existence. The work of art remains.

Ancient wisdom is invoked and transformed through vignettes in an episodic nature. Historical epochs have captured not just the zeitgeist of their day and age but also revealed the cyclical nature of power and decline, frailty and invincibility, and obscurity and prominence. We still gaze up at the stars hoping to discern what our ancestor did when they looked up for the first time wondering about those that came before them and those that will come after them, just as we do, for the past is eternally connected to the present.

The mind is greater than the cosmos for the cosmos is contained within it. The mind can even perceive different degrees of infinity and dimensions. Look at the flower petals engulfing fractals of humanity from a higher dimension far above the clouds, also peeping in from a parallel cosmos. Reliefs of clusters of houses are suspended within yet another relief bending space, time, and the very cosmos within itself.

Art that folds into poetry and poetry that folds into art. Layers and folds and plateaus and intersections become tactile manifestations of emotions. Variegated textures and materials coalesce into symmetrical shapes and yet make the chaotic assemblage apparent. Order is not the absence of chaos. They are not diametrical oppositions but rather binary entities: one gives meaning to the other. She invites the viewer to do more than just look: she invites her to feel the depth of perception and emotions.

Movement and drama of monumental proportions are made accessible and human in scale. The consciousness is challenged to formulate its own assumptions. Defined structures are stretched and their peripheries are reshaped and yet the compositions, when intricately studied, are quite relatable. Warped realities tainted by politics can be broken down and rebuilt. Regressive and entrenched social attitudes can be discarded and replaced with more substantive practices.

A coruscating and quivering dance of colours and geometric shapes in the serene night sky or during twilight. The landscape is animated with movement and is almost inextricably linked to the very movement of the spheres. Stasis is not nature’s inherent attribute and neither is it anywhere to be found in his art: an incessant and rapturous celebration of nature and the undaunted human spirit is his only concern.