Category: Paintings
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Joy of Life-26 A & 26 B
In the set of these two paintings, the female tortoise in her family way has been delightfully depicted. The mother-to-be like any other forbearer is going through mixed emotions. She is happy at the same time scared, sad, and excited. The mother tortoise has instinctively started protecting her unborn offspring and has curtailed many activities…
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Joy of Life-25 A & 25 B
The painting here represents the faith in Lord Ganesha of the tortoise. The painting background is textured and the strokes are curvaceous, devoid of linear representation. In the center of the tortoise is Ganesha, who is known for giving powerful blessings in any form; he helps to release all negativity, attracts positive energy, and enables…
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Joy of Life-19
The serene and warm painting here shows the deity, who is represented as the ‘World Mother’ epitomizing birth and nurture. She is elatedly and warmly holding the sapling, which she aspires to save from the chaotic world. The ‘Mother World’ wishes to have an ecological balance where every being is not only environment-friendly but a…
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Joy of Life-18 A, 18 B, 18 C & 18 D
The artistic world derives from the artist’s physical and imaginative personal experiences as well as social systems and behavioral codes with respect to the turtle existence in the ecosystem. Sea turtles are majestic and have evolved more than 100 million years ago. They have amazing life voyages and are wide-ranging peaceful navigators of the global…
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Joy of Life-14 & 15
In the set of these two paintings, the composition enfolds the mother tortoise with her offspring’ and in the background are painted concrete structures reflecting as high-rise towers of Gurgaon, where I live. The thought of the motherly care of the tortoise is artistically represented as she is worried about the life of her offspring.…
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Vasundhara-7
The painting here depicts the Hindu Goddess called Yamuna. In the Vedas, Yamuna is known as Yami and she was the daughter of Lord Sun. The mount (Vahan) of Goddess Yamuna is the tortoise. Yamuna is one of the holiest rivers in Hinduism and it comes after the Ganges in its holiness. The Mahabharata mentions the Yamuna,…