tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86065249666048761372024-03-12T21:04:36.919-07:00Aditi's ArtAditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-9840625831742064522010-08-01T08:22:00.000-07:002010-08-01T08:24:20.517-07:00Science and I<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTX969R0vywkt1KHKLbQXCVRngJ3v7Yzhy03VoERf5ILTBmRMpUVm9aU38Quek93Rkhn2l9q9mFJWExuyTgb0-ydD3oVHvmrXxtnfybZP5T3A5g1wSKV6MlBQDPPS3Ye7RdBKRrl0oTE/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 536px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLTX969R0vywkt1KHKLbQXCVRngJ3v7Yzhy03VoERf5ILTBmRMpUVm9aU38Quek93Rkhn2l9q9mFJWExuyTgb0-ydD3oVHvmrXxtnfybZP5T3A5g1wSKV6MlBQDPPS3Ye7RdBKRrl0oTE/" border="0" alt="" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Science and I / 12” x 13” /Mixed media on recycled wood / 2008<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This piece is symbolic of my relationship with and passion for science - how my culture and upbringing is a huge part of why I initially wanted to follow a career in science.</span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-63204051060936501842010-08-01T08:21:00.001-07:002010-08-01T08:22:39.392-07:00A flash of Mardi Gras<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ce8euWHam-D1W9W0yP_ivAbcQXz-yFHsMRJO0AXjPiec5kMxGoRqN8xCemKuZLcjnVGkmNEQJXuVAfLJPHjBAKyfWxZDhyphenhyphen2vV6rgnL1QSjC-722JJoYEGVolBaxti5E4hGZoli7hmi4/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 445px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ce8euWHam-D1W9W0yP_ivAbcQXz-yFHsMRJO0AXjPiec5kMxGoRqN8xCemKuZLcjnVGkmNEQJXuVAfLJPHjBAKyfWxZDhyphenhyphen2vV6rgnL1QSjC-722JJoYEGVolBaxti5E4hGZoli7hmi4/" border="0" alt="" /></a><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A Flash of Mardi Gras / 18” x 24” / Oil on canvas / 2009</span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans?"</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I do. Many times over. That city gave me countless number of gifts that are all such an important part of me. I dream about New Orleans, I think about it when it has just rained and is still hot and humid, but pleasantly so. I say a little prayer for it every time I hit potholes anywhere in the world. I think about so many instances, I have lost count, because it is me. </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">When I closed my eyes and thought about how to paint Mardi Gras, I was so overwhelmed at the inspiration and subject matter, so here I present to you a 'taste test' - just some of the extraordinary experiences the festival has to offer.</span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-20529803714779162792010-08-01T08:19:00.000-07:002010-08-01T08:24:47.553-07:00Ideas in science<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XMt2PfRJJ7vc9PnblTuP5tbvbxB8BtxPWNe2p3cPsLs52u1Qap8A9x2OovA9JL8ugPtoiadNPXd6muhO11WUDrX-FWJpEjr3CpnjCJ5iTmW4ok-V7xY2Jjk69qTgv0Jz0GmzXNdIt1I/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 479px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XMt2PfRJJ7vc9PnblTuP5tbvbxB8BtxPWNe2p3cPsLs52u1Qap8A9x2OovA9JL8ugPtoiadNPXd6muhO11WUDrX-FWJpEjr3CpnjCJ5iTmW4ok-V7xY2Jjk69qTgv0Jz0GmzXNdIt1I/" border="0" alt="" /></a><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ideas in Science / 16” x 20” / Mixed media on recycled wood / 2008<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">An idea can save the world. Well maybe not literally, but they contribute to a huge part in figuring out facts in nature and establishing a working point from which mankind has progressed to this day.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The falling apple made Newton think about gravity....</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Watson and Crick with their model of the double helix....Da Vinci's uber-proportionate Vitruvian Man....</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Inspiration from geniuses, I hope this painting will inspire one to be more aware of the potential hidden in nature.</span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-57663672071704354552010-08-01T08:17:00.000-07:002010-08-01T08:25:20.215-07:00Adonis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmfI1FfW5HJAK4yagfaUTbW6PAH8VeG0skhy5AQYsHakjV4dP-nZwkjp9Lanwb7hTVGq9gyfCOaXz9ivQM9ttK7L51wp0BG7CE8o8_qc2XiuWaTM54Hrd1VPIxp_ThFD35Lr8DIrDqwg/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 573px; height: 720px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmfI1FfW5HJAK4yagfaUTbW6PAH8VeG0skhy5AQYsHakjV4dP-nZwkjp9Lanwb7hTVGq9gyfCOaXz9ivQM9ttK7L51wp0BG7CE8o8_qc2XiuWaTM54Hrd1VPIxp_ThFD35Lr8DIrDqwg/" border="0" alt="" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Adonis / 10” x 12” / Oil on canvas / 2008</span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">All of us get obsessed with body image and what looks good sometimes. While the dynamic of the twisted body interested me, I wanted to show the extremities of obsession with 'the perfect body'. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I used an inverted colour scheme to show opposition and to reveal the substance beneath the figure - as if to say that I see through the superficial image obsession if I look hard enough.</span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-54176584868576995242010-08-01T08:16:00.001-07:002010-08-01T08:25:49.765-07:00St.Petri Dom<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1-2knlsPNm0PN80KzywQltez2jDHTQuJKx2ycjo9e7iYcJMuahxJUeS7A85Lcw3IDs84xoniIWp2zCb7JRCMx2YqeeHMKMTrifSPrvKp1WzNC9eunvhqGoDIh4ZmeawB-fyVbkOWLgA/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1-2knlsPNm0PN80KzywQltez2jDHTQuJKx2ycjo9e7iYcJMuahxJUeS7A85Lcw3IDs84xoniIWp2zCb7JRCMx2YqeeHMKMTrifSPrvKp1WzNC9eunvhqGoDIh4ZmeawB-fyVbkOWLgA/" border="0" alt="" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">St.Petri Dom / 16” x 24” / Oil on canvas / 2008<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Buildings serve many purposes including an aesthetic and sentimental one. Here, I wanted to take inanimate structures and covey two different kinds of moods with varying colour tones and a worm's eye perspective. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My inspiration was Monet's 'Rouen Cathedral' series; as well as what cathedrals symbolize in terms of marriage. I took the term 'through thick and thin' said in many wedding vows and translated it into the colours of a warm sunny day (thick) and a cold night (thin).</span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-85839267608397855062010-08-01T08:10:00.000-07:002010-08-01T08:13:05.509-07:00Colours of the mediterranean<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIdCcqrN6kNCLJAvzp69mL-PR-85HHuiFlf9sBlVEmPhJ4mT8381L425LZh5rRtyl7U7uYQkk7fcxwMVpx3LclfVjwBqlKQgL4GZEdIXUFdJ42X4A2owI5-WzayNjOiAxqiRyuqW7C4I/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIdCcqrN6kNCLJAvzp69mL-PR-85HHuiFlf9sBlVEmPhJ4mT8381L425LZh5rRtyl7U7uYQkk7fcxwMVpx3LclfVjwBqlKQgL4GZEdIXUFdJ42X4A2owI5-WzayNjOiAxqiRyuqW7C4I/" border="0" alt="" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Colours of the mediterranean/ Acrylic on recycled wood/ 2009</b></div></span>Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-82038234891569606882010-08-01T08:08:00.001-07:002010-08-01T08:26:20.868-07:00LGBT<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_06MoTa9rG-I6CUpbN0mA4kozI31-iKLUei-7W9AffrSFMZbR7SShNSEas9iZ0d4qt8APGcRV4cR8fUmTzVwPAKWWdyhviENQKuUbLWAJUfejxeprWGDo6pixzoQn2RQS_Khd7YJ93k/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 542px; height: 719px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_06MoTa9rG-I6CUpbN0mA4kozI31-iKLUei-7W9AffrSFMZbR7SShNSEas9iZ0d4qt8APGcRV4cR8fUmTzVwPAKWWdyhviENQKuUbLWAJUfejxeprWGDo6pixzoQn2RQS_Khd7YJ93k/" border="0" alt="" /></a><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">LGBT / 12” x 16” / Mixed media on canvas / 2008<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Justice should be unbiased and just, as is evident in the message conveyed by the Lady of Justice. However, it is often not. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I wanted to make a statement on behalf of all the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and trans-gender members of the world, to remind people of the basics that they</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(LGBT) are denied. Not just by the laws that governments make against them, but also in the unfair way in which society treats them.</span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-51477348509422993342010-08-01T08:07:00.001-07:002010-08-01T08:26:51.994-07:00Model minority<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Vl1nrTSWOY-F9JKLA1VNp5gBzvvuyZzkkqfLDrp1fqzYg2VbnseIuucXybdLAuD_UrmaMTiDo_zShDbCl-XiT30esnCBIKCSB_RmftwDVUnAgofjAAthyphenhyphenoufOY3kVRBv4IEYmdpHUko/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 540px; height: 718px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Vl1nrTSWOY-F9JKLA1VNp5gBzvvuyZzkkqfLDrp1fqzYg2VbnseIuucXybdLAuD_UrmaMTiDo_zShDbCl-XiT30esnCBIKCSB_RmftwDVUnAgofjAAthyphenhyphenoufOY3kVRBv4IEYmdpHUko/" border="0" alt="" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Model Minority / 12” x 16” / Mixed Media on recycled wood / 2008<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Western culture, among other non-Asian cultures, often portrays Asians as meek, submissive 'minorities' more 'acceptable' than other ethnic groups like African-Americans, or Hispanics-- even though ultimately all of these stereotypes are equally prejudicial and demeaning.</span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-63315789137824772752010-08-01T08:04:00.000-07:002010-08-01T08:06:26.617-07:00Icon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PYFRtt0cIfEOVJ50C6kFt-5T_WxQVq_HyqCH9Lxf5lP71mw2rdxvo8WlrJhErdVETOEnXIG4IVZOSwZaKMCPefndYIZJtuFSsoouaB9q8tSosZM9zi-sAgjt_Omnf6p8miL7P174lOU/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 717px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PYFRtt0cIfEOVJ50C6kFt-5T_WxQVq_HyqCH9Lxf5lP71mw2rdxvo8WlrJhErdVETOEnXIG4IVZOSwZaKMCPefndYIZJtuFSsoouaB9q8tSosZM9zi-sAgjt_Omnf6p8miL7P174lOU/" border="0" alt="" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Icon / 16” x 20” / Mixed media on canvas / 2006<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Using the techniques used in the medieval iconoclastic images, I wanted to glorify DNA. </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Having worked in a lab </span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">where the primary theme of research was genetic instability in the human genome, I was inspired by the basis of our study, the DNA double helix.</span></span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-47156117573039133662010-08-01T07:55:00.000-07:002010-08-01T08:27:30.488-07:00God<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgof0eNSFNA1PaYQ7tO9YcSGt0OcIqTXwRtIkCo2jgr3RW63P_VBfcROdQKEQeqVFqh8sRnoLb4HVkvmq1nT71MCRX0eoftABfxU4YlNkvZbNNhuOq7rd5zrCvfXSiq-vm_or964Cjr5GU/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 469px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgof0eNSFNA1PaYQ7tO9YcSGt0OcIqTXwRtIkCo2jgr3RW63P_VBfcROdQKEQeqVFqh8sRnoLb4HVkvmq1nT71MCRX0eoftABfxU4YlNkvZbNNhuOq7rd5zrCvfXSiq-vm_or964Cjr5GU/" border="0" alt="" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">God / 10” x 12” / Oil on canvas / 2008<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Millions of billions of people around the world put their lives in the hands of God. Here is a Hindu widow praying at the feet of 'Bahubali', lord to Jains and Buddists, this huge concrete statue is a magnificent sight. This painting is according to proportion.</span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-12466339715869003312010-08-01T07:54:00.001-07:002010-08-01T08:27:57.869-07:00Ballet series_1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9xZL0AGmZ41ahGMEdIawKw4gSlZsQl_crh7G0acT0rA1RTeA_9wSOC9M4kXy9Kc5YjZeUJ28TKpL4hyphenhyphenDQz45paFx16buWVmFmnaoFS43x2aaGRMlEv9H9Nxd3WwfWosCygSbSnMDToE/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 461px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9xZL0AGmZ41ahGMEdIawKw4gSlZsQl_crh7G0acT0rA1RTeA_9wSOC9M4kXy9Kc5YjZeUJ28TKpL4hyphenhyphenDQz45paFx16buWVmFmnaoFS43x2aaGRMlEv9H9Nxd3WwfWosCygSbSnMDToE/" border="0" alt="" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ballet series_1 / 18” x 24” / Pencil on paper / 2006</span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As an artist, I have always admired and respected other artists. Especially those in areas that is so different to mine. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I have shown satin slippers in different settings to create a timelessness to encourage the viewer to slip into a 'Swan Lake' mood. This series was inspired by the pain and struggle that ballet dancers go through, all while appearing beautiful, graceful and light as feathers.</span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-12759529773216128532010-08-01T07:53:00.001-07:002010-08-01T07:53:55.371-07:00Ballet series_2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWb0hPF-y1cldPBQuhTd0dI55PeijevO61jCdCs7npMDCs3lauDIGWfWxTT-btpL0ypNMWgZCJMInuvPiJVFKqYjrvIfXYE3S-GdutJC11q8gv8rxsJ1re5NqOIn1AkINvWfhmba1IB6c/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 463px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWb0hPF-y1cldPBQuhTd0dI55PeijevO61jCdCs7npMDCs3lauDIGWfWxTT-btpL0ypNMWgZCJMInuvPiJVFKqYjrvIfXYE3S-GdutJC11q8gv8rxsJ1re5NqOIn1AkINvWfhmba1IB6c/" border="0" alt="" /></a>Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-23449364366589075142010-08-01T07:52:00.002-07:002010-08-01T07:57:55.433-07:00Ballet series_3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCl4S0GPi5UIUuvfREy5Me4EVKfVAc0v4yfTIo57ZvOBGoGtylJeGQCrhwGDBHaGBvHO0A-pdMDCoztGKcE7hCuhBWGRdB1nMPYhza3FFrwFda6pU67MS01cFT4CfxFGyjpedG39ICxY/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 465px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCl4S0GPi5UIUuvfREy5Me4EVKfVAc0v4yfTIo57ZvOBGoGtylJeGQCrhwGDBHaGBvHO0A-pdMDCoztGKcE7hCuhBWGRdB1nMPYhza3FFrwFda6pU67MS01cFT4CfxFGyjpedG39ICxY/" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div>Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-88053906898563517092010-08-01T07:52:00.001-07:002010-08-01T07:52:33.283-07:00Ballet series_4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluOwOfOqIr9SLDI1QVTmlLp2hMg_oONCXsl-CTBoI_rm-cb56QCxSJfLVu0fT0T5D38ibmDU8Wq8b2bluXo-fKjGUMIohjUNEQONOJQwy7PJnPbpi6SknF3KFB-96_S7NWNrqp5pKCI4/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 459px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhluOwOfOqIr9SLDI1QVTmlLp2hMg_oONCXsl-CTBoI_rm-cb56QCxSJfLVu0fT0T5D38ibmDU8Wq8b2bluXo-fKjGUMIohjUNEQONOJQwy7PJnPbpi6SknF3KFB-96_S7NWNrqp5pKCI4/" border="0" alt="" /></a>Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-28606428013044997972010-08-01T07:47:00.001-07:002010-08-01T08:28:35.914-07:00Change<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4-A6dFPL-KdRbfIc1lm4J0GT0lvtFBKe-TktBhbgnwtvxWAISgFyyGbhuRIwhFJtIP2X-HDLkY8cLLGhrOUsXVK5TQwaCZ62SjevjuU4bf4Fcr39mDcafZUq37mC0YQLQ-z8hV4cm_k/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 720px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4-A6dFPL-KdRbfIc1lm4J0GT0lvtFBKe-TktBhbgnwtvxWAISgFyyGbhuRIwhFJtIP2X-HDLkY8cLLGhrOUsXVK5TQwaCZ62SjevjuU4bf4Fcr39mDcafZUq37mC0YQLQ-z8hV4cm_k/" border="0" alt="" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Change / 8” x 12” / Acrylic on recycled wood / 2008</span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The first Black President of the United States of America. The election of this man into his post means not only victory for democratic Americans who support him, but also for non-American citizens who share the same ideals as this man. Because America isn't independent and it's success and failures are not independent; it determines the fate of the entire world, directly and indirectly. I hope to live till I'm 100 or more, just so I can say "I lived in the days of Barack Obama who changed the world."</span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-83717660586057286002010-08-01T07:45:00.000-07:002010-08-01T08:29:13.466-07:00Don't cry over spilt wine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_t50LbUYC8ixu2Du3gMoVOF3R-8Z3PVGlUL9oMRUiuLJVhjsRN8z7W0kIxgC7RsJezNXB6OPj9VH4maEXvKYpuYJO9GbHtpXDQ8iWu87LUSayt1rYDzP3BQCIngP0R8q6SHtzQChqE2A/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 579px; height: 576px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_t50LbUYC8ixu2Du3gMoVOF3R-8Z3PVGlUL9oMRUiuLJVhjsRN8z7W0kIxgC7RsJezNXB6OPj9VH4maEXvKYpuYJO9GbHtpXDQ8iWu87LUSayt1rYDzP3BQCIngP0R8q6SHtzQChqE2A/" border="0" alt="" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Don’t Cry Over Spilt Wine / 20” x 20” / Acrylic on paper, coated with gesso / 2006<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Comic relief - with this painting, I wanted to use pointillism to add a sultry playfulness to my subject. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">When pointillism was first introduced as an art form in was ridiculed. It took years to be recognized as a truly unique and noteworthy technique, for aesthetic purposes and in contributing to the scientific and analytical aspect of art. </span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-78919405469046470312010-08-01T07:44:00.000-07:002010-08-01T08:30:04.311-07:00Garden of Eden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRe4YKFrKl0lxXiHy6qvoaSSe1C42spEsZEG71Rdu-vjgSaw4KeQjdbQdF0YpEAyA33AIDFPacosdyO_dR-_fcBth8H3cMIktizhF5p3jQuW_nCAx7OV9zlsJhSBbSk91ujau95v7BXc/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 516px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRe4YKFrKl0lxXiHy6qvoaSSe1C42spEsZEG71Rdu-vjgSaw4KeQjdbQdF0YpEAyA33AIDFPacosdyO_dR-_fcBth8H3cMIktizhF5p3jQuW_nCAx7OV9zlsJhSBbSk91ujau95v7BXc/" border="0" alt="" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Garden of Eden / 12” x 13” / Pencil on paper / 2008</span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This depiction of flowers adds complexity to an already complex arrangement. While admiring something so beautiful sometimes, my analytical mind wants to dissect it with the eyes, trying to simplify something that is so overwhelmingly beautiful. This thought is a metaphor for Eve's temptation that lead to her fall from grace, which in turn is a metaphor for Man's habit to constantly study, dissect and over think the world around him.</span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-60140013289323273752010-08-01T07:42:00.000-07:002010-08-01T08:30:39.083-07:00Rajput princesses<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LFrAp7jo8ahislGvD6YqS049E4i3oyu4pH3sc4KOel_M4sS_LF2LTSQt1lnHDrQNqAUeXkz1kao9ZikOlYZAX-1rh5d51GghUQXzYKB8PJioPS0sfm3fYNREYRmgLDzg1uDCrFr4mrY/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 464px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7LFrAp7jo8ahislGvD6YqS049E4i3oyu4pH3sc4KOel_M4sS_LF2LTSQt1lnHDrQNqAUeXkz1kao9ZikOlYZAX-1rh5d51GghUQXzYKB8PJioPS0sfm3fYNREYRmgLDzg1uDCrFr4mrY/" border="0" alt="" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Rajput Princesses / 16” x 20” / Oil on canvas / 2008</span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Ancient India before the colonial times was a beautiful place, filled with riches. The Rajput Kingdom was among the strongest at the time.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">With this painting, I wanted to show the grace that is a trademark of Indian women that exists even today.</span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-8887296948210816422010-08-01T07:39:00.000-07:002010-08-01T08:31:13.992-07:00Breast cancer wonder woman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2V0nKLmuIiMsqZtQb39x1cI7xNRpWkPCk3o95F5ou_6g0ipWg2UVD1JyzG3XEhX5ujjwEBFQwUapSYDQX6sVPmMcpSA12zBIkwNU2Q21oTG68hLf5ymIIkj3Ac1mBUG3gMj-MnscZgU/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 720px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2V0nKLmuIiMsqZtQb39x1cI7xNRpWkPCk3o95F5ou_6g0ipWg2UVD1JyzG3XEhX5ujjwEBFQwUapSYDQX6sVPmMcpSA12zBIkwNU2Q21oTG68hLf5ymIIkj3Ac1mBUG3gMj-MnscZgU/" border="0" alt="" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Breast Cancer Wonder Woman / 8” x 12” / Acrylic on recycled wood / 2008</span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">My experience in breast cancer research, the symbolism of action heros, and the joint international struggle to erradicate cancer lead to the creation of this painting. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">As can be seen, my work has a strong Roy Lichtenstein influence. Here, I used washes of white over most areas except those that I wished to really stand out to emphasize the message of the painting. </span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-69047534881116336982010-08-01T07:33:00.000-07:002010-08-01T08:31:55.127-07:00Expect the Unexpected<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiforzXL-uyyuLRXSXuVQI8uBg3YBrz6qznM-DJLrwXYSHEJKXKzfdQSJZL7o-10Qaj5_zQVSkiI2LFt-uYa8evwDjxMJVm25T-VN5iOCRtmg-tautxHrdnJ-K65UaiXWpd7gMutd8rv80/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 458px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiforzXL-uyyuLRXSXuVQI8uBg3YBrz6qznM-DJLrwXYSHEJKXKzfdQSJZL7o-10Qaj5_zQVSkiI2LFt-uYa8evwDjxMJVm25T-VN5iOCRtmg-tautxHrdnJ-K65UaiXWpd7gMutd8rv80/" border="0" alt="" /></a><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><b> <!--StartFragment--> </b></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><b><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Expect the Unexpected / 18” x 24” / Pencil on paper / 2006<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <!--EndFragment--> </b></span><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Growing up as the daughter of a 'Racing Camel Specialist' in a family of farmers, I was always around animals. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Here, I wanted to play with placing animals, a camel and a chick (definitely not a tiny one ) somewhere they are least expected.</span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-41499555774088663092010-08-01T07:30:00.000-07:002010-08-01T08:32:32.272-07:00Still life (oils)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPbOS-MhdXDxx03g5GFUTqriA3eiUoMT_RQiPkYknBN2dmXMn3JMh6RfYg6AOO2TsvUfrMzApc8fFq5v2rHgyUqklKT_JddAH25xN9lMWAdNnwu4Q3DY2Up7hV5vfzXd17v5_7KoUMD0/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 480px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPbOS-MhdXDxx03g5GFUTqriA3eiUoMT_RQiPkYknBN2dmXMn3JMh6RfYg6AOO2TsvUfrMzApc8fFq5v2rHgyUqklKT_JddAH25xN9lMWAdNnwu4Q3DY2Up7hV5vfzXd17v5_7KoUMD0/" border="0" alt="" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Still life / 8” x 10” / Oil on canvas / 2006<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I wanted this painting to remind the viewer of the beauty in nature's jewels. How often has one settled their mind after a tiresome day at their dinner table, gazing at harvest and appreciating their beauty. </span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-38392449445683967252010-08-01T07:27:00.000-07:002010-08-01T08:32:56.638-07:00Still life, exaggerated colour (acrylics)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFA9Dycd-EYPvlUhNYzkkZoYSJnOks_pDRhjcGWbHZa9oWmscPALelqu8cdU0rS8SR86WDS2D-ooo2NYtHB7fDGFbvQaBhQZeNrXGtB8_NMVxwfFc3U-_jfVcBBnZEtffNbDj5o6dAuOA/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 427px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFA9Dycd-EYPvlUhNYzkkZoYSJnOks_pDRhjcGWbHZa9oWmscPALelqu8cdU0rS8SR86WDS2D-ooo2NYtHB7fDGFbvQaBhQZeNrXGtB8_NMVxwfFc3U-_jfVcBBnZEtffNbDj5o6dAuOA/" border="0" alt="" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Still life_exaggerated colour/ 18” x 24” / Acrylic on paper / 2006</span></span></span></b></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Using the techniques I learnt in Beginning Painting while studying at Tulane University, I wanted to capture the vibrance of colours in this set up of fruits. I used purple as a background to emphasize the warmer tones in the subjects.</span></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-27737684232315411042008-10-26T09:34:00.000-07:002010-08-01T08:35:04.365-07:00Dinner for the siamese<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YSBmAq9aYBIar7XFCGH9lOfHXp0bTb-Uy1yc_CNVCmQ35b-Xk2IOpZA9RH4MftqcyeiIXMDtratKueyE-Y2L3j_kxfy_xevh4h_JJzslnn-p2p_LpRFtK0YNJ3YfjZ2ciLVhBeTFIpM/"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 600px; height: 828px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YSBmAq9aYBIar7XFCGH9lOfHXp0bTb-Uy1yc_CNVCmQ35b-Xk2IOpZA9RH4MftqcyeiIXMDtratKueyE-Y2L3j_kxfy_xevh4h_JJzslnn-p2p_LpRFtK0YNJ3YfjZ2ciLVhBeTFIpM/" border="0" alt="" /></a> <!--StartFragment--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Dinner/ 5” x 8” / Acrylic on canvas / 2008</span></span></span></b></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_jaUhpOsPp_E/TFV_gcrn-WI/AAAAAAAAC1k/KLzAjTsYzdY/Siamese%20Cat.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLGEJP7hZfkJDMVnrv6ptw5qjNE7Jos7_7Lq10bunQqPTy6giWZ5ishns20wbGIzyPCs9fVpwG2hzOuGNT2Y2GMBb5k8RuDPbQsqvZuY5uEJt_PaoJvjvSoZnvlAD4KcWs1k_c9LOwo8/s1600-h/Siamese+Cat.jpg"></a>Curiosity killed the cat? Maybe not this one. Looks like the fish are about to see their end.</span>Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8606524966604876137.post-36596412307877036202008-10-25T22:28:00.000-07:002010-08-01T08:35:26.950-07:00Why create art?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Art should be experienced, yet it should also be examined. Understanding an artist's work, what state of mind they were in when they created it, and what their inspiration was, are as important to our initial visceral reaction to any work. What drove me to pursue science initially, in a particular field of cancer research, was a desire to contribute to humanity, a need to understand more about this immense mystery that is the human life. And a work of art, at it's best, can be a visual summary of what sets us apart from any other animal.</span></span>Aditihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15014568503669952801noreply@blogger.com0