Reflections in Rajasthan
This set represents a visual idiom of spontaneous and emotive responses to two basic natural riches of Rajasthan, India—the mountainous terrain of Aravali, and the sandy dunes of Thar desert. A feeling of ragged edges merging into crystal reflections of lakes dotted with palaces and aged townships, that is the Aravalis. The Thar arouse a feeling of soft pastels accented with stark shadows contoured with dilapidated mural-embedded-havelis and splotched with neem and khejari trees.
Creative inspiration emerges in finding a harmony in these contrasts brought by rhythm and fragrance of extreme weather, soprano of folk songs with beats of dhols, nagaras and ensemble of ambaaaas of rambling cows and knaoooos of shrilling peacocks. Representing the above are two places Udaipur– the city of lakes, and village Churi Ajitgarh in the heart of Shekhawati. Om lived and experienced both creating emotive reflections for over thirty years. With spontaneous execution in one setting, these works flow with creative energy of the ‘inner light’. Though surface filling starts at one corner and finishes at the other, the pictorial surface expands beyond with ‘continuous creativity’. The medium of soft oil pastels and gouache potentially help in creating this flow. The paper surface reaffirms the mood of writing pages after pages.
All the following works have the same medium (soft oil-pastels), size (30”x 22”) and availability until otherwise mentioned. Available in museum quality giclée on canvas. Limited edition.
This set represents a visual idiom of spontaneous and emotive responses to two basic natural riches of Rajasthan, India—the mountainous terrain of Aravali, and the sandy dunes of Thar desert. A feeling of ragged edges merging into crystal reflections of lakes dotted with palaces and aged townships, that is the Aravalis. The Thar arouse a feeling of soft pastels accented with stark shadows contoured with dilapidated mural-embedded-havelis and splotched with neem and khejari trees.
Creative inspiration emerges in finding a harmony in these contrasts brought by rhythm and fragrance of extreme weather, soprano of folk songs with beats of dhols, nagaras and ensemble of ambaaaas of rambling cows and knaoooos of shrilling peacocks. Representing the above are two places Udaipur– the city of lakes, and village Churi Ajitgarh in the heart of Shekhawati. Om lived and experienced both creating emotive reflections for over thirty years. With spontaneous execution in one setting, these works flow with creative energy of the ‘inner light’. Though surface filling starts at one corner and finishes at the other, the pictorial surface expands beyond with ‘continuous creativity’. The medium of soft oil pastels and gouache potentially help in creating this flow. The paper surface reaffirms the mood of writing pages after pages.
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