Shanthi Chandra-Sekar
 Shanthi Chandra-Sekar | |
| 2-D Visual | |
| North Potomac, MD | |
| Home page: | http://www.shanthic.com/ |
| Space: | 10 NW A3 |
My work is an ongoing search for meaning in my spiritual journey from the microcosm to the macrocosm. Using symbols, I have been trying to understand concepts that are simple yet profound.
Maya
Sometimes a simple beginning can lead to a very complex concept or other times there can be a simple solution to a very complex problem. When I was drawing some repetitive lines, I came across patterns that were very interesting and complicated. The more I looked at them, the more complex they seemed to get. This illusion of complexity and simplicity inspired me to create the Maya series.
Chakra
Chakras, the centers of energy, are the black holes of the mind. Meditation on these centers lead to a state of mind where no thoughts can enter or exit and yet is a source of great energy.
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Posted Mon, 04/02/2007 - 11:14pm
Arcylic on Canvas
30" x 50"
2005
Many people think of Science as the employment of precise methods in search of hard facts. Me, I delight in the incomprehensible. Perhaps that is why I find so much inspiration in the Slokas, ancient Sanskrit verses extolling scientific theory on some of the most abstract concepts: Infinity. Relativity. Energy. Time. I have delved into several of these in my work, joyfully exploring and hopefully conveying the intricate simplicity that I find so intriguing.
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Posted Mon, 04/02/2007 - 11:13pm
Arcylic on Canvas
49" x 32"
2005
Nature assumes unique vibrancy according to the individual human sense receiving it. Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space together form the rhythmic life-force. I've tried to express this rhythm in bare form without losing the essence of each element. It is a synthesis of the many sensory perceptions of nature.
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Posted Mon, 04/02/2007 - 11:12pm
Mixed Media on Canvas
36" x 48"
2006
Not long ago I had a dream that filled me with the promise of great joy and limitless possibility, a feeling that unfortunately faded much too quickly upon waking. I was left with nothing more than the memory of a series of red dots arranged purposefully on a white background, an image I found I could not get out of my head. Did the dots represent the pottu or bindi on an Indian woman’s forehead? Were they the dots in the kolam? Were they symbolic of the sun? Or did they denote some other energy source?
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Posted Mon, 04/02/2007 - 11:11pm
Mixed Media on Paper
14" x 11"
2006
Not long ago I had a dream that filled me with the promise of great joy and limitless possibility, a feeling that unfortunately faded much too quickly upon waking. I was left with nothing more than the memory of a series of red dots arranged purposefully on a white background, an image I found I could not get out of my head. Did the dots represent the pottu or bindi on an Indian woman’s forehead? Were they the dots in the kolam? Were they symbolic of the sun? Or did they denote some other energy source?
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Posted Mon, 04/02/2007 - 11:06pm
Arcylic on Wood
8" x 3" to 40" x 5"
2004 - 2006
I did not so much create these works, as witness their nativity. One at a time, they carved themselves from the blocks of wood in which they had been encased for so long. Each a distinctive personality with its own set of qualities and quirks, yet happy for the companionship of others, no matter the differences. At once, proud of that which distinguishes them, grateful for that which unites them.
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