Nátyánjali - My tribute to Indian Classical Dance
Oil on Canvas 16" x 20" (40 cm x 50 cm)
Soul lives beyond life. My Soul is my Art.
We, a small group of Indian Artists started our group Kalakruti's association and our journey with Learn Quest Academy of Music in 2015. Since then our presence has been there every year at their Annual Event, "A 3-Day Festival of Indian Classical Music".
I still remember all the hard-work we did to make the room look better, the very first year when Learn Quest organizers gave us the room called "Black Room" to display our Art works, wherein the Musicians and Singers come out into, during breaks to meet their fans. Year after year, it got so better and our Kalakruti's presence over there has become an integral part of this event.
After a three year break that the Pandemic had given to the Planet, human-life started getting back to normal, so as several events, gatherings and energies too. This year we had our 6th presence in a row at their "15th Annual Music Conference in Boston", and we filled the "Black Room" again with our Art energies. It was nice and great feeling to be around with Artists and Art lovers.
I had my 3 Paintings displayed this year. And, one found a new home. Many thanks to Dr. Megha Joshi and her husband who bought this painting taking it as a gift to her Sister-in-law's Dance School in California. Also, thanks to Learn Quest Organizers. This is an Oil Painting I did back in 2018. I was very happy that a-piece-of-my-soul found it's new home to live longer.
Original Art goes with a "piece of life" in it. It's not merely a physical a piece of work. It is a piece of work that has a piece of life-time, skill and effort put in the creation of it. Unlike a machine made work, it has life in it and brings back life in any room at any place.
"Life expires, Soul doesn't." ~ Giridhar Pottepalem