Oh not so easy.....by Manisha Vedpathak

Started a new one. Sometimes it is frustrating that you know what you want

on the canvas , you visualize it but you don't know how.  With this painting , 

I know the theme, I also know the color combination but just not getting satisfied. 

And I know till I finish the work I won't have that peace. I believe it's the same with many artists.

 Art is not easy and so is life. Stay tuned.....

Some perspectives on "Kathputli"......by Manisha Vedpathhak

I had posted some perspectives of my friends on the painting "Anonymity".

This time too I played the same game and got really nice views on my 

painting. Though all are in my native language, Marathi. My Indian readers

will surely enjoy. The first one is written by my Mom and the last one

 is by my Sis-in-Law and I feel very proud to share this.

एक निरागस अल्पवयीन मुलगी.कोणत्यातरी  कारणाने खूप खूश आहे.थोडे डोळे मिचकावत  सुखाचा शोध घेतीय.पण तिला वरुन घोंगावणा-या संकटाची चाहूलही लागली नाही.बिचारी.तिला वाटतय वरुन सुखाच्या  आनंदाच्या धारा वाहतायत पण तिलाकाय माहीत याच अश्रुच्या धारा आहेत.बिचारी चिमुरडीचं हा केसाळ हात  काय करील कोण जाणे.तिच कोण रक्षण करील पुढचा क्षण तिच्यासाठी कसा असेल.

---Kamal Potdar

-- Madhavi Apte

रंगरेषा जुळतात कॅनव्हासवर 

उमटलेल्या अगोदर खोल मनातून

तेजाळ, काळोख्या, शीत, उष्ण

स्वतःभोवतीच फेसाळत कुंचल्यातून... 

रंग गहिरे, 

काही ओळखीतले

काही अनोळखी

काही वादळी

तर काही मुक्त उधळणीचे...

साकारताना विनातक्रार

उजळतात नक्षत्रदिवे आठवांचे

चित्रशिल्प अलगद अवतरते

माझ्या नसानसातले... 

करुन देतेओळख माझी 

मलाच पुन्हा नव्याने... 

पाषाणात उगवणाऱ्या 

पिंपळपानासारखी.

---Meera Potdar

"Kathputli" title was given by Gauri Bhagwat .

"Kathputli"......an abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

I have always heard people saying  that we are puppets in the hands of destiny.

Destiny or fate? Both walk hand in hand. I believe that destiny can be shaped. It is a matter of choice. It gives us freedom of choice to pick what is right and what is wrong.You need to have a closer look in your inner self.  In my case , relocating to India was in my destiny as we had choices but we chose to move back. But fate is something that is out of our control. Just for an example , our birth....where we are born ,which country we are born etc, is out of our control. Here we are merely puppets in the hands of a puppeteer. 

Since I heard this phrase from many people around me , I decided to put this on my canvas.( When it comes to writing I am not a creative person at all) . 

So here is the finished painting. The hand with the strings dangling, the mask being the symbol of all humankind who are puppets. I have tried to paint this in sync with the previous painting and so the same color combination. "Kathputli" is Hindi name for puppet. My next painting will also have the same colors and the theme will be time....getting hold of time.

"Kathputli"

Acrylic on canvas, 80x80 cms

Available: contact

manishavedpathak@gmail.com

Work in progress.....by Manisha Vedpathak

Started another painting in sync with the previous one. Stay tuned....

Viewer's perspective on "Anonymity"....by Manisha Vedpathak

I liked these lines.

"Art can only be viewed through the meeting of two perspectives – that of the viewer and that of the artist".

And to know the unique perception of your artwork from the viewer is really interesting for an artist. I love asking people around me about my painting at various stages. When I was painting "Anonymity", I posted the image on my friends whatsapp group and asked for their perspective of the painting. I had then painted only one mask . I would like to share some of the views here:(my apologies for some posts are in Marathi language, which is my native language)

- Madhavi Apte

4)Every Storm, runs out of Rain !!

- Janaki Dhamane

                            5)Always be true to your feelings coz the more you 

                                      deny what you feel, the stronger it becomes.........

- Janaki Dhamane

6)मन ख्वाईशो मे अटका रहा..

...............और...............

जिंदगी हमे जी कर चली गई...

- Gauri Bhagwat

Would my readers like to share their views ?

"Anonymity".....an abstract by Manisha Vedpathak

My painting is finally complete with the masks added, giving life to the painting.

"Anonymity"
Acrylic on canvas, 80x80 cms
Available
contact : manishavedpathak@gmail.com

We all wear mask. Perfection masks, superiority masks, intellectual masks, 

social masks of coolness, aloofness,strength etc . We try to hide ourselves behind these masks. We get so much habituated  of wearing masks in front of others that we finally loose our identity. Bearing these may or may not be a conscious decision . The reason might be social conventions ,fear etc.It is very important for a person to know the real  human being he/she is. Whilst masks harm us by stopping us to lead a natural way in life's stream , they also protect us from being emotionally wounded by others. I believe they should be  worn temporarily. We need to acquire the skill of timely dropping and putting  these masks. Absence of masks lead to difficulty in handling reality. So we need to look into our inner self to know how to cope up with this . 

My painting connects with the viewer by asking several questions like, "What is real and what is unreal?", " Which mask do you wear?", "Given a chance which mask will you drop?" ....Sometimes the mind is doubtful and sometimes it is clear. The color combination used here depict these emotions.  

New painting ....by Manisha Vedpathak

New painting started . Already three layers have been added, some more to go. I didn't 

have any plan before hand on how this painting will take shape nor have thought of any color combination but if possible I want to add some masks to this painting. Let's see how it works and what meaning will it give to the painting. 

Stay tuned!