PAINTINGS : Brocades Painting Series
Silk Brocades-2. Acrylic, plexi-tubes, and re-purposed silk fibers on Canvas. 36" x 72". 2021 (Tryptic)
Silk Brocades-2 (detail)
Brocades Painting Series
Like the Indian brocaded saris, The Brocades Painting Series uses bright, loud and vibrant colors from my East Indian roots and heritage within an abstract landscape that speaks to biological patterns using the art of weaving as a guide. Within this series, gold is a constant merging the various elements with a quiet organic chaos. It is within this activity that I find a connection between the mind and the body. The suggested lines or paths in these abstract works capture my memories of the motion of the fabric of the saris in dance as well as the essences of the unique folds and draped material of the saris. These ideas are a foundation of security from which great potential grows. Great happiness and possibilities live within these paintings.
Like the Indian brocaded saris, The Brocades Painting Series uses bright, loud and vibrant colors from my East Indian roots and heritage within an abstract landscape that speaks to biological patterns using the art of weaving as a guide. Within this series, gold is a constant merging the various elements with a quiet organic chaos. It is within this activity that I find a connection between the mind and the body. The suggested lines or paths in these abstract works capture my memories of the motion of the fabric of the saris in dance as well as the essences of the unique folds and draped material of the saris. These ideas are a foundation of security from which great potential grows. Great happiness and possibilities live within these paintings.
Brocades-Blue Pink. Acrylic on Canvas. 72" x 30". 2019 (left).
Brocades-Pink Blue. Acrylic on Canvas. 72" x 30". 2019 (right) ( Recently SOLD )
Brocades-Bronze Gold. Acrylic on Canvas. 48" x 48". 2020
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Brocades-Green Gold 3. Acrylic on Canvas. 48" x 48". 2020
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Brocades- Pink Gold, Purple Gold and Green Gold. Acrylic on Canvas, silk threads). 30" x 30" (EACH). 2020
Brocades- light Gold 1a and 1b (diptych). Acrylic on Canvas, gold thread). 24" x . 24" (EACH). 2020
Brocades- Rainbow Group 2 (diptych). Acrylic on Canvas, silk thread. 36" x 12" (EACH). 2020
Brocades- Rainbow Group 1. Acrylic on Canvas. 16” x 20" x 1.5” (EACH). Recently SOLD
Brocades-Rose Gold. Acrylic on Canvas 36" x 96". 2017
Brocades- Installation-2 Acrylic on canvas 72” x 72”, 2017
Brocades-Red Gold. Acrylic on Canvas 48" x 72" 2016.
Brocades-Gold 2. Acrylic on Canvas 24" x 72" 2016
Brocades-Yellow Gold. Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 60", 2016
Brocades-Orange Gold. Acrylic on Canvas 48" x 48" 2015
PAINTINGS (36 x 36 inches)
LARGE PAINTINGS (2010)
Scale is an important part of my work. I like to make large works that cover the entire wall or floor space. My work is intended to speak to the whole body, rather than eyes alone.
SEA OF BLUE (2010)
"Sea of Blue" (Wall Installations) Acrylic on Canvas. Size: 100"W x 100"H. Year: 2010.
This Wall Installation was on Exhibit at SOMArts Bay Gallery, San Francisco, 2010. Juried Group Exhibit-“Blue Planet” presented by the Pacific Region Women's Caucus for the Arts, a national juried Eco-art exhibition.
Statement
This artwork addresses community values and human relationships with nature. It speaks with both the mind and heart. “Sea of Blue” focuses awareness on nature. My microscopic view, it represents ice’s molecular breakdown into water. Conceptually, the cellular patterning in my painting is about looking closely into something. Here it raises the issue of glacier melts and the effects on global warming.
This painting also connects me with my Hindu upbringing and heritage. Its field of circles is made by my repeatedly scratching the wet painted surface. The physicality of the repetitive circling process transports me into a calming meditative state. It is as though I am immersing myself into water as in ritual bathing, a cross-cultural purification rite. My intention is for this large blue painting to similarly draw the viewer into it.”
Statement
This artwork addresses community values and human relationships with nature. It speaks with both the mind and heart. “Sea of Blue” focuses awareness on nature. My microscopic view, it represents ice’s molecular breakdown into water. Conceptually, the cellular patterning in my painting is about looking closely into something. Here it raises the issue of glacier melts and the effects on global warming.
This painting also connects me with my Hindu upbringing and heritage. Its field of circles is made by my repeatedly scratching the wet painted surface. The physicality of the repetitive circling process transports me into a calming meditative state. It is as though I am immersing myself into water as in ritual bathing, a cross-cultural purification rite. My intention is for this large blue painting to similarly draw the viewer into it.”
RAINBOW SERIES
Title: Rainbow Series I (Wall Installation) Acrylic on Canvas Size: 240"W x 30"H (six 40"W x 30"H canvas) Year: 2010
GOLD SERIES III
Gold Series III. Year:2009. Medium:Acrylic on Canvas. Size:108"W x 36"H (three 36"W x 36"H canvas)
Gold Painting Series Statement (2010):
This Gold Paintings Series is about looking closely into this material “Gold”. “Cash for Gold” counters popping up in local US malls are a reflection of today’s economy. Even today, Indians living in India and US buy and hoard gold as a form of wealth. My “Gold Series” of artworks also echoes the values of today’s material world.
I chose to work with the color gold and gold thread because gold is universally associated with preciousness and has cultural significance for me. From my upbringing, I associate gold with jewelry and brocaded clothing like saris. These items are usually passed on from mother to daughter, form one generation to another. I have heard several stories from my mom and grandparent about the exchanges. There is an emotional attachment with jewelry/saris as it passes hands, a feeling of joy when new jewelry is received/bought, and sadness when it is sold in times of contingencies. Through art, I am trying to make a connection between the two cultures I am familiar with — my Indian origin, and the American culture in which I am living. As I do my research on this precious metal certain information that I find intrigues me.
This Gold Paintings Series is about looking closely into this material “Gold”. “Cash for Gold” counters popping up in local US malls are a reflection of today’s economy. Even today, Indians living in India and US buy and hoard gold as a form of wealth. My “Gold Series” of artworks also echoes the values of today’s material world.
I chose to work with the color gold and gold thread because gold is universally associated with preciousness and has cultural significance for me. From my upbringing, I associate gold with jewelry and brocaded clothing like saris. These items are usually passed on from mother to daughter, form one generation to another. I have heard several stories from my mom and grandparent about the exchanges. There is an emotional attachment with jewelry/saris as it passes hands, a feeling of joy when new jewelry is received/bought, and sadness when it is sold in times of contingencies. Through art, I am trying to make a connection between the two cultures I am familiar with — my Indian origin, and the American culture in which I am living. As I do my research on this precious metal certain information that I find intrigues me.
SOLD:- Paintings
Brocades-Installation 3. Acrylic on Canvas. Eight 36" x 12"canvas 2017 ( SOLD )
Brocades- Installation-1 Acrylic on canvas 96” x 72” 2015 (SOLD)
Brocades- Purple Pink Gold. Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 48" 2017 (SOLD )
Brocades- Green Gold 1. Acrylic on Canvas. 36" x 36" 2015 (SOLD)