Trenton Art Fair Shooting and my Otherness
...I was their primary contact, and my face was brown. The deep divide among the people of NJ and other parts of the country, makes artists suffer and defeats the purpose of art itself. My hope is that if there is a single purpose to this financially decrepit pursuit, that is art, it will be that of inclusion.
Natraaj, Tallur and the Cosmic Soup
The organized expression of spirituality is religion, which always depends on cultural and historical context. Unfortunately, religion often ossifies and the teachings are expressed as dogma; experience is replaced by faith. You have to believe; you don’t have to experience. These religions, all over the world, also align themselves with politics and very often with right-wing politics."
Bourgeoisie – the new thinker
Bourgeoisie - the new thinker [envira-gallery slug="bourgeoisie-the-new-thinker"] Today’s story is a process, ever evolving rather than any strongly held view. My Elements sculpture series prototypes lean on the instinctual purity…
Looking Close Seeing Far
“Looking Close, Seeing Far” is the story of a place and its people told over hundreds of years...even when taken out of context, they retain their characteristics!
Look Fizzy
Look Fizzy, acrylic on textured cone sculpture 27x12x12 inches approx. Look Fizzy mixed media on canvas 36x36 inches Second Skin at Da Vinci Gallery, Philadelphia The significance of skin deep…
I Breathe with You! @ Umass
I Breathe With You was an expression on the wrongful loss of life for young African American teen from NY in the hands of the police force.
The Many Heads of Ravana
My portraits trace power in the current form, shaped by history, cultural and social wiring. It explores the human condition of duality in strife between power and powerlessness. My "Ravana" is depicted as a woman. The ten heads of Ravana with different expressions from the series of portraits below. I often find references in real life, forms that resonate popular myth. What else is a myth if not an attempt to understand the ever shifting face of reality with subjective interpretations and unrequited envisioning of aspirational entities?
Typecast
Tiger Tiger, mixed media on re purposed canvas 36x36 inchesColor Uncode, silk screen on molded aluminum 12x24 inchesI'm a Lot like You, calligraphic painting at Alpha Art GalleryHide in Plain…
Food Glorious Food!
“An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.” ― Albert Einstein Reach, graphite and ink on paper Angus Deaton, the noble prize winning economist in discussing randomized trials…