Anuradha Nalapat
Anuradha Nalapat
INTRODUCTION
India is a land reverberating with the sound of conch shells and drumbeats accompanying the roll of mantras chanted by gurus, god men and con men. It is the land of the divine cow, monkey and snake. It is here where the enchanted walk on hot coals of fire and hang their flesh on hooks for redemption. Here is a people who have lassoed the spirit and let it roam on land; a people who walk amongst god men- god men being those humans who have tasted godliness-our gurus, masters, saints...
Is blind Faith the Crazy Wisdom behind these transcendental spaces, or is it a hard earned faith that arises from the ashes of sadhana? Whatever be it, Indian Art too shall reflect this myriad journey of mankind from the gross to the subtle and way beyond- From down to earth titles like 'Cat' or a 'View of Benares' to more subtle and thought provoking ones like 'Going Going, Gone' or 'Dream Machine' and 'Afternoon Sacrifice. But she stands at the crossroads now, this divine cow, overloaded and swaying under layers of an undying past, shaking her thick skin to shed the flies that keep mounting on her! The past as is its nature keeps rejuvenating itself, pouring itself into new wine bottles for public consumption. The new wine bottle is called 'Contemporary.' And contemporariness itself needs to be shaken away and overcome as part of on ongoing journey of strip tease the artist indulges in whether as part of 'life' or 'art.' Only the package differs. Art is borrowed wealth, just a layer of 'life' in a glamorous package.
Contemporary means current. Life is always current-within and without. Death is the past. If so contemporariness should be as diverse as its participants. Just like India that houses varied customs, culture and religion; her art too must reflect her people's joyous moments towards the self, respecting individual journeys and shying away from trends. What is heartening is that Contemporary Indian Art is inclusive; she encompasses the dizzying leaps of her artists. My journey as an artist, as a human through the medium of paintings will reflect the intoxicating spaces I discover in my attempt to sit with the gods- to claim my rightful place.
ABOUT SHOP OWNER
Anuradha Nalapat is a professional artist based in Bangalore and has exhibited her paintings throughout India. She has chosen the visual medium and the written word to explore and delve into the mind for an understanding of the self. She is a published author and poet and her stories and poetry have been published in journals like the Indian Literature and the South Asian review. She has been working with children conducting creative art workshops using art more as a therapeutic tool. She uses modules that help explore the psyche and engages them in an understanding of emotions. She considers herself a chronicler of the mind, plumbing the depths, pricing out and erasing structured memory capsules. In the process she says she tastes freedom, nature, creativity, love, god particle…call it by whatever name. For her the process of art is quite like an alchemist’s, converting the raw material of life into gold- into understanding. But she reiterates that the conversion happens not by adding on, but by losing...the more you erase the more it shines through. In her series of works titled ‘Earth dates the Sky’ she explores the idea of a regenerative ‘cycle’ and the play of the ‘Opposites’ that keeps one within the cyclical movement. She emphasizes the wonder and magic of the process of creativity with titles like “Whoa! Whoa! and Wham! Fluid Light! Her interest and fascination for the Phi ratio and the Patterns that connect us resulted in an exhibition titled ‘Tortoise Nautilus Venus and Us’ a panel discussion called ‘Dame Chance/Sir Reason?’ and a book “The little book of Serendipity’ contributed by artists, writers, scientists, doctors, social entrepreneurs- people from varied professions.
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