Photo Montage Series
Artists Statement
John Berger has a way of re-introducing us to a renewed visible world particularly when it prompts an entire gamut of questioning in our minds. ‘Seeing comes before words’ immediately struck a chord in my mind and opened up a whole array of possibilities for image making.
We are painfully aware of the fact that part of the world riddles itself with tireless conflicts, while the other continues to engage itself in the act of ‘peacemaking’ balancing our sheer human existence.
So if you happen to be reading this and don’t remember the last time you picked up a brush and threw in some imagination for effects while painting that elusive picture, I’d highly recommend you to do so!!!! ( an hourly dose or more daily for coping with modern day stress)
Welcome to the world of Art…… which to my mind forms the single most unifying force of life. The legacy and unearthed discoveries of an invaluable artistic past undoubtedly stands testimony to this belief.
Hard to imagine a world bereft of it!!!!!
WAYS OF SEEING inspired me to delve deeper into the world of history – probing, questioning and seeking to tether my heritage not with the purpose of returning to the past but to better understand my in the present.
The hands and digitally cropped images created here are derived from the arts of ancient India. These form the basis of a series of works I attempt to bring to people from all walks of life and across the globe (especially children) into the world of art & aesthetics the intention of bridging the past and the present, a resurgence of sorts i.e history re-visited and an amusing, quirky & enjoyable one at that!! Hopefully you enjoyed it too!