Secrets of Shilpis Sculptors Revealed
After I left the Arunachaleshwarar Temple I was surprised to learn a few secrets of the shilpis, the stone sculptors, that are often found near temples. They create beautiful stone images of gods and goddesses and sell them to devotees. That day I was looking at a small Nandi image, the bull vehicle of Lord […]
Falling into the Bindu Dropping the Identities
My art is about the bindu or dot. The bindu is the central focal point of a yantra like the Sri Yantra that is used for the Sri Vidya Puja ritual at Vedic temples or for meditation. The bindu contains the DNA of the cosmos. The bindu is created in black, perfect for meditation. It […]
The Incredible Healing Value of Bindu Paintings
What do you see in my art? Someone told me ‘Nothing’. Exactly! Nothingness is fullness, everything is contained in it. Nothingness is also the Unknown. There is fear of the Unknown (that’s why we don’t see anything and say there is nothing). Have a closer look and see what comes up for you, meditate on it. Go into your […]
Symbolism in Vedic Art: As Relevant Today as Ever
“Vedic art is an ancient development that still holds much appreciation in modern times. Art in the Vedic tradition was never a mere representation of an artist’s imagination. It was always a vehicle to convey higher truths and principles, levels of reality that may exist beyond our sense perception. It was always used to bring […]