Anusmaran VI

Anusmaran VI
अनुस्मरण VI
6" x 6”
Mixed Media on Canvas
December 2022
Price $71
 
This series of miniatures is a meditation on memory.
 
This is piece is an homage to gratitude. I have taken memory for granted, thinking of mine as a static treasure trove I could mine at anytime. Others have seen my intense memory as a curse, tied to an inability to forgive, to let go. As my own memory shifts, I find myself straddling both worlds. I am shaken by the movement of stable memories, the glaring sense of my mind’s fallibility. And yet, I am grateful for the shift in perspective.
 
In this piece, I played with  motif, a recurring theme in my work. I remain fascinated in the deep symbolism of the lotus, the national flower of India, the Hindu/Buddhist symbol of purity, self-regeneration, enlightenment, growth, rebirth. The bloom of the lotus is an analogy of the human condition – submerged in the murkiest waters, the lotus produces a flower of unparalleled beauty. The movement and texture in this series indicates a loss of control, a lack of statis, and the necessary discomfort on the road to realization.