Author Shafali
Mumbai and its people are inseparable. Indistinguishable from each other, they are both beautiful, and they colored my show in their own beautiful colors. They entered, then slowed down to spend time with each of the works on display; some… Continue Reading →
I gratefully announce my next show – my first in Mumbai. Mumbai and I are strangers. While Mumbai is obviously oblivious of my existence, I’ve seen and felt the spirit of Mumbai throughout my life – and yet, the city… Continue Reading →
Artists must prepare themselves for obscurity. They must practice their art for the satisfaction they derive from the process, or they’d have lived in vain. About Johannes Vermeer Johannes Vermeer, born 1632 – died 1675, had a short life of… Continue Reading →
Master Cubist Picasso is believed to have said, “Paul Cézanne is the father of us all,” a line meant to state that Paul Cézanne was the original cubist. As we view Cézanne’s journey of life, we see him moving away… Continue Reading →
Rational thought stays silent as majority opinion screams out loud Merit lies low and sighs in exasperation while mediocrity howls and shouts The oppressed speak for the oppressor Rapists and murderers demand justice The drivers of progress are taken to… Continue Reading →
Van Gogh perhaps did more self-portraits than any other artist in history. This Wikimedia page lists fourteen but there are forty-three drawings and paintings that he did of himself. (Rembrandt Van Rijn tops the list of self-portraits with about seventy-five.)… Continue Reading →
Why some artistic connections transcend decades and centuries? As an artist, I connect with many artists spread across time and space. I’ve loved and admired the works of Claude Monet, James C. Christensen, James Bama, Norman Rockwell, Salvador Dali. Among… Continue Reading →
The feeling of being surrounded by your works, is ethereal. It’s like talking to several of your reflections across time. Sharing a few pictures from the show. The next show is in Mumbai. But between now and then, we will… Continue Reading →
“Fate or destiny is a succession of outcomes that we often do not plan for. When we select our destination and decide upon a path that we believe would take us there, the hand of fate often wrenches control. A… Continue Reading →
