Bhairava- an incarnation of lord shiva who celebrates the ending of a cycle .he's the master of time.
Dhyana Roopa - the meditating creator
Rama - a warrior prince who becomes a symbol of extreme righteousness .medium- ink and brush.
Vaaman- the story of three steps and humility. medium- photo inks.
Varaha- an incarnation of vishnu as a wild boar restoring the energy field of earth. medium-ink and brush
Matsya- the Fish incarnation ,the story also explain the origins of life and is a parallel to noah's arc. medium- gouche.
The curator
Arjun the man behind the scene.
a little making of
and a little more..
Kalki- the one who will end this cycle of life. medium- open acrylic
Koorma- vishnu as tortoise a symbol of harmony between five senses.medium -open acrylic
Krishna- the mystical God medium- ink and brush
Bhairav- the master of time medium - gouache.
few initial sketches were also displayed along. medium- ink and brush.
Buddha- the spiritual poet. medium- watercolors
The descent of ganges. medium -ink and brush.
First of all THANKS to everyone who kept coming to this blog despite any new posts, THANK YOU for all the motivation.
last couple of months have been a race against time , as i was buzy exploring and painting away a collection of works which just got Exhibited at the Academy of fine art and literature in Delhi between the 8th and the 12th Dec.
The theme for the show was" DHYAN-ROOPA" which means the meditative aspect of the divine , bringing forth the relationship between the forces of Creation, preservation and Destruction and their exquisite Balance.
The paintings showcased reinterpretation of the "dasa-avatar"-the TEN incarnation of lord Vishnu which not only explains the Darwinian principals of evolution but also existential mysteries of the human mind and matter. this was intertwined with five Incarnations of Shiva
( the god who ends the cycles of time( kaal bhairava).
The intent was to tell these stories outside the known boundaries of religion and link them up with a more"Humanistic" code of life.
though some pieces were highly symbolic some simply framed these Gods in a state of Thoughtfulness.
The show was Curated by Divvya Nirula and was brought together by Arjun NIrula of the NIrula family art trust , the tale of my friendship with arjun is nothing less then unusual but ill keep it for later as this is just the beginning.
The sizes of the paintings were between 4ft x 3ft to 5ft x 10ft and tons and tons of explorations were made to conceive them some of them were displayed to showcase the process as well.
i extend a BIG THANK YOU to all the friends and dear ones who made it to the show from various corners and parts of the planet and to everyone who brought the art ,everything got Sold Out and now to make more back to the books and board:)
51 comments:
superb guruji
very strong work and so beautifull
Very inspiring and charismatic works of art :)
Hi Abhi,
you have done tremendous job man.you have lifted your work to very high level.just great.
speechless i am....
Pure insanity... love all of it bro! :)
Hi Abhishek...! No words to describe ...!! Absolutely Mind blowing man. Dropped my chin seeing the thrimurthi design. All Indian Mythological essence in one big canvas...!! Extra ordinary man. Hats off.
Beautiful!Love your work!:o)
chumpalioushly superb man! ( dont know if that word really is but surly fits in this moment you are in )
Wow, I'd say you've been busy! Great looking EPIC work.
Inspiring a r t
WOW!!!!!
Wonderful creation...awesome art Abhishek....would love to see them live some time......
Wow--what a fantastic body of work!
Thank you everyone:)
i was in total hibernation to create art for this exhibit , the blog suffered a lack , so Thanks to al the "wake up" calls and letters :)
the thumb nailing for the next selection of paintings has begun , it focuses on the female energies,
n what else beyond "Mythology" well have been working on a bunch of stories the recent one is about"
a kid in mumbai (6 year old) who's not seen the sky because of the sky scrapers, so his journey from the ground floor to the terrace of the building he lives in.
i'll post some of the doodles soon:)
MUMBAI/ BOMBAY- is a very dense city , when i moved there i could hardly see the sky but eventually got lucky to have a flat right next to the terrace:)
more later...
Thanks again everyone:)
Your large scale artwork for this show is impressive, glad the show went well.
Oh wow. You are such an inspiration!
Your blog is great! I find you from Leovi, check out my blog about art as well =)
:o!! great stuff!, awesome exposition
wow!love them!rellay impressive, all of them!and so finely drawed, so explosive.
Great job Abhi! So very proud of the hard work, progress and getting the ship turned around! The exhibition looks like a great win. Everything you do is a work of art & lives up to a standard that is beyond what anyone else can achieve. YOU DESERVE THE SUCCESS! Looking forward to hanging out with you in 2011. Happy New Year, my dear friend. ♥
incredible and awesome job for this exhibition. You are really an artist with a great "A" as we say in french. Bravo dear friend.
PS: best wishes for this new year in our occidental culture.
AMAZING AND INSPIRATIONAL AS ALWAYS !!
Congrats and Thanks a lot for the inspiration Abhishek.
Love the sketches, love the description and vedic references even more.
Thanks for sharing.
This series is amazing! I've always spoken & written about how VIshnu's Dashavataara has parallels with the theory of evolution itself... & to see your paintings only inspire me to explore this concept more!
Absolutely Awesome!
A M A Z I N G, ^__^!! Beautiful my good friend!! Wish you all the best for 2011!! Cheers :-)
amazing work!
Superb work again Abhishek. Its also good to read what you write about your work, adds so much more to everything that you do!
Looking forward to the next set of stunning work :)
Again and Again i can say Thanks A TON :)
it's lovely to have everyone dropping by and leaving behind their thoughts and encouragement.
.
work wise , i'm still chazing my final submission ,
let's just say
" things get far more demanding by the virtue of working on your own projects"
the book almost touches a three year mark now,did few others projects to survive,
but it's been more of a journey of improving ability and thought, exploring the new writer side ,
this will be the "first" officialy which i have drawn and writen myself..
and yes the next blog update coming soon .
THanks everyone:)
All the best Abhishek!
nice...well done :)
great stuff dude...most inspiring of all was seeing u in action on a large canvas...keep it up...keep inspiring
OH MY GOD!!! It´s a WONDERFUL and a very very Strong work!!!
It´s beautiful!!! Congratulations from Spain!!!
I´ll follow you!!!
Ohhhh my GOD!!!! sooooooo many posts... how in the hell did I miss all this??? dudeee, this is ahhhhhmazing!!! super congrats on these exhibitions VJ, you are THE MAN! your art is soooo freaking beautiful, I LOVE your stuff, loveeeeeeeeeeee it! omg I'm so happy for you, you must be thrilled and very proud of your self, at least YOU SHOULD BE!
All the posts that I missed are incredible, I always get so inspired when I come to visit you :)
huge congratulations hug to you straight from Lisbon!
ups, sorry I just called you VJ (I'm friends with VJ also, and was commenting on his blog as well at the same time, so i got the names mixed up, SORRY! lol
WOW!
Gorgeous! I'm so impressed at your work! Really amazing.
Sherman Unkefer
How much patience do you have?!!!
Amazing work!!
Adrien
wow!!!! Super cool exposition!!! :)
Your work is crazy amazing - so incredible.
i like it!
adorable!
not in real....i don want to know how long you worked on this project, perfect job, i wanted to see it in real. greets
INCREIBLE.
THANK YOU ALL :)
These pictures are epic and larger than life. Your drawings skills are very impressive. Strong and beautiful work.
wow
one of the most creative art about hindi mythology ever seen by me in ink.
just love the artwork
every detail counts in 'trimurti' & ' dhyaanroop'
a salute to an artist by an artist.
one of the most creative art about hindi mythology ever seen by me in ink.
just love the artwork
every detail counts in 'trimurti' & ' dhyaanroop'
a salute to an artist by an artist.
unbelievable man
never imagine such beautiful and innovative roopa of lord shiva and bhairav relly out of this world
hats off to your work
keep it up.
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