An interview with famed Berlin-based Japanese performance and installation artist Chiharu Shiota on her inspirations, motivations and her new installation titled ‘Internal Lines’
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The 24 Laws of Meinong’s Jungle
My new series is based on 19th-century Austrian psychologist and philosopher Alexius Meinong’s Theory of Objects (published in 1904), which was ridiculed at the time as being too far-fetched for suggesting the beingness of nonexistent things. His suggested parallel universe of ‘impossible objects’ was termed Meinong’s Jungle by his critics. Today, however, Meinong’s Jungle holdsContinue reading “The 24 Laws of Meinong’s Jungle”
The Silent Hour: Love Notes
Being in love brings out the good and the bad in both lovers. In the most silent hour of the day, there is reflection. The following are little notes and portraits on paper that I digitally combined.
What Is Abstract Art?
“The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and ironically, the more real.” – Lucian Frued People are provoked by abstract art. Some like it and understand it right away while others are puzzled or confused by it. Definition: It means moving away from literal and realistic references and instead usingContinue reading “What Is Abstract Art?”
The Last Light
Oil pastels on premium paper with lacerations, 8 x 12 inches Refugees, political prisoners, modern-day slaves, activists incarcerated for speaking out against injustice, People facing discrimination, death, disrespect for the colour of their skin, or the caste or community or gender they were born in… Who is ‘they’ and who is ‘us’? Today we areContinue reading “The Last Light”
Modern Horror
Oil paints, oil based marker, sketch pens on premium paper, 6 x 8.5 inches Work never stops, it just piles on. Never ends, too much competition to comprehend. Workers working always reworking. Pressure from the boss, “do it now or out you go”, you’re tossed. Everyone’s climbing a ladder, poised on the front, smothering inside,Continue reading “Modern Horror”
Indian Summer
Bindis, pearl stick-ons, sketch pens on premium paper, 12 x 16 inches Clear blue skies and hand-stitched textiles, cultures and tribes, this country has a great vibe. Bindis and pearls, elegantly worn. India has so much art, you can’t get enough of these colours, there’s too much heart. Welcome to an Indian summer. INR 13,000
Mother and Child
Acrylic, oil pastel, acrylics and oil based marker on premium paper, 8 x 11 inches She’s always there to direct you, she’s always there even when you don’t listen to her advise, she’s always there to hold your hand and console you, she’s always there to protect her pride, mother lion, mother guide. INR 15,500
Stormy
Acrylic on paper, 16 x 24 inches Brewing slowly, the fire inside, creativity being unmasked. In a dark sky the pinks, reds and yellows take over. Brewing slowly, the fire inside. INR 15,500
Field of Motion
Oil pastel on premium paper, 8 x 11 inches Dusk is coming, a day is to end. It’s time to go home after a hard days work and sit with family, energise, and eat a delicious home cooked meal. Dusk is coming, a day is to end. INR 15,000
Beyond The Horizon
Oil pastels on premium paper, 8 x 11 inches Gushing breeze, soft wheat fields, dawn, new day. It’s emerging, beyond the horizon and in your soul, the fire of a new light. INR 15,000
Light Up
Acrylic and oil-based paint marker, stencil on premium paper 12 x 16 inches A wondering mind, never does it stop. I’m in 12th grade studying, for my boards, “So boring!” I thought. I just learnt stencilling and light bulbs were all I could see, floating about reflecting light, synergy. INR 15,500
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