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According to ancient Indian scriptures — when Shiva (static consciousness in the form of the five elements Earth, Water, Fire, Air & Aether ) united with Shakti (energy of pure consciousness) — Ganesha (sound) and Skanda (light) were born. In this piece — Skanda is seen standing with a lance in one hand —the lance is also called “Vel” in Tamil. And also for the same reason, Skanda is also known as Vel Murugan. Skanda’s Vel is believed to represent a portal that unites Heaven and Earth. The blade of Skanda’s Vel is broad at the bottom, has a sharp edge connected to a long staff — the broad side is a metaphor for the broadness of the mind. The sharp side believed to denote the sharpness of our knowledge. The long staff of the Vel simply relates to depth of thoughts and mind. The staff of the Vel can also be compared to the indwelling human spine within which the kundalini power rising up from the root chakra all the way up to the Ajna Chakra — the third eye of wisdom represented by the pinecone shaped blade of the Vel. The stem of the Vel as the human spine and the Pinecone shaped blade as the Pineal gland. The Roman spear commonly known as the “Spear of Destiny” was probably built upon the legend of Skanda’s Vel.
Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper
Size:8 W x 12 H x 0.1 D in
Size with Frame:13.25 W x 17.25 H x 1.2 D in
Frame:White
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Art is taking credit for what nature does by itself. My personal journey into painting started some twenty eight years ago, early 1990s, that was a time when I went about looking with curiosity, the works of the great masters in the craft, knowing well then that I may never reach their levels of skill but I tried my hand, self trained, bit by bit, spending time trying to make small improvements. I was inspired to explore the parallels between techniques art uses and those that scientists use to distill truth and subsequent insights helped me decipher and appreciate the abstract as a way to distill the essence about a subject — where elements are included not as visual reproductions of objects, but as references or clues on how to conceptualize objects. In describing the world I see, I tried not only to dismantle many of the building blocks of a conventional visual interpretation, but eliminating perspective and holistic depiction, along the way, voiding some of the foundations on which visual interpretation is based — taunting the observer to sift through the work for links between line segments, for recognizable contours and objects to reveal from it. After being at it for a few years, sometime in the later 1990s I hit a block, the inspiration wasn’t there anymore. Took more than a decade long break whilst other distractions kept me busy. Sometime in 2015, A spontaneous calling got me figuring out that the fire inside was slowly turning to ash., was left wondering where that creative side had gone – I had consciously allowed whatever little of creativity that was within to become a distant memory as that pesky thing called everyday life got in the way — I was, back then searching for inspiration from other pursuits. “Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working” – Pablo Picasso. This phrase pretty much summed up my predicament – in order to feel inspired, I needed to be back at the game ! AND so, I found that reset button. I began painting again, to find myself. I began to draw, to light up the path out of darkness. I began to paint to rediscover the craft. I began to draw to hear the colours of the voices from within. I now paint to see what I imagine. I draw because the voice of my soul speaks a different language that needs a canvas to be heard. I paint dreams out of what may become a nightmare if left undone. I draw to discover what is inside.
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