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Artist Statement:
I am an emotional, passionate,
and creative man who is
learning the highest poetry
called philosophy. I know now
that this will lead me to
Enlightenment. Being a writer
I wrote truth ‘as it is'
causing anger, envy and
jealousy in the heart of many
friends . I do wonder why
people normally don't accept
truth. I think that truth is
creative not hypocrisy. I am
treading the path of criticism
and self-criticism for I know
that only this can lead me to
the ultimate aesthetic
realization not hypocrisy. I
am now in the home which is
founded on the freedom of
consciousness and truth. For
the sake of truth whatever I
did in my life is justifiable.
I can feel Buddha within who
speaks truth, does true things
for truth to prevail. I do not
care for those who are against
freedom of expression and
truth and whose very
expression is founded on lie.
My art is founded on the
truth; there is a passionate
longing to create out of
nothingness. I am in love with
the Lady Art and I am waiting
for her arrival; I have felt
her promises....
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Artist Exhibitions:
upcoming exhibitions
from 1 August to 6th August
at TRAVANCORE ART , NEW DELHI
from 1st September to 9th
September at CHITRAKALA
PARISHAD GALLERY, BENGLORE
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Collections:
Mr. Rajeev jain art collecttor
- Delhi
Mrs. Krishna chandan - krishna
collections art gallery, Delhi
Mrs. Arti singh - polka art
gallery, Delhi
Mrs- Sail,singh - E-Art
gallery, Delhi
Delhi magazine company
Mrs. suman arya - Otawa,
canada
Dr.Dayal - Nagpur, india
Mr. Yevhen Yukhnytsya, Château
des Réaux, france
and ...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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passion and the other
When heart is full of passion, when there is a longing towards 'other' what takes place? 'The spiritual' which is full of life giving force, it is not that spiritual which is conceived as an impassionate phenomenon -the cry of a dead heart. Not discarding anything as Upanishads say ' Iti Iti' all this all this , accepting everything with veneration is what is advocated by tantras as the great premise for eventuality of 'the spiritual'. In my paintings passionate colors have come out from my passionate Being which longs for some truths not 'TRUTH'. Each painting have been executed with a heart which is restless, thirsty, hungry, and full of libidinal energy , while painting my heart was like an ocean in which waves of libido and bliss arose simultaneously. Majority of canvases have reds and yellows symbolic of passion and longing, all is hot, virile, and full of joy of life and its celebration. Each painting is a passionate discourse in which something has been hymned ; the 'immortality of mortal' .While painting I never thought about structure of painting for I do believe that painting is a sacred ceremony in which I dance passionately offering whatever is at my disposal that's why my paintings are not a crafty affair here possibility of painting is explored. Possibility of painting that is what is at stake which is what I experience. Fraze says 'life and knowledge are essentially one' for both commit itself to all its possibilities. I am painting to explore the possibility of my Being therefore there is no escape from the passionate longing towards the 'other' hence towards everything. My doings are celebrations which affirms my very 'isness' that I am (mortal-immortal).
My every deed is an affirmation of my Being for Being is a question which is at stake but I don't seek what it is? rather trying to unfold its possibilities which always denies escape and seclusion .Through writing I came to know that 'isness' of my being is in 'completeness' which comes through passionate longing for everything , everything which is innate to my heart.Painting for me is one language in which my 'Being' may be hymned knowing this that visual language has its own limitations , it can not reach there where a poet or philosopher reaches .Since visual language never brings the Great Time about which Nietzsche said 'Now is the time of the Great Noon,of the most formidable clarity' in ourselves when after having destroyed the truth that sheltered us we see ourselves expossed to a sun that burns us, a sun that is yet only the reflection of our destitution and coldness. The time of the great noon is the one that brings us the srongest light; the whole atmosphere is overheated; the day has turned to fire;for the man hungry to see, it is time when , looking , he risks becoming blinder than a blind man, a kind of seer who remembers the sun as a grey spot, a burden'.
I know that it is impossible to bring the Great Noon through visual language yet I want to fulfill my wish to explore my 'Being'in the language of colours; please do believe in my truthfull voyage surely you will enjoy something true to yourself for me and you are one.
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A weeklong solo show of Delhi-based artist and art critic Rajesh Kumar Shukla titled "Passion and the Other" is now on at the Academy of Fine Arts and Literature at 4/6 Siri Fort Institutional Area in the Capital.
Speaking about his ongoing exhibition, Rajesh says: "This is my first solo show as an artist. I have used vibrant, dominating colours in my abstract paintings. While painting I never think about the structure of painting; it is like a sacred ceremony to me."
Stating that each painting has been made with a heart that is restless, thirsty and hungry, Rajesh says a majority of reds and yellows used by him are symbols of passion and longing.
Painting for the past four years, Rajesh has only recently started participating in art shows. In fact, some of his paintings are in several private collections. He was awarded the Lalit Kala Akademi scholarship in 2004-2005 for art criticism. At the inauguration of the exhibition on Monday, Rajesh's fifth book titled "Hindu Tantra Yoga" was released by Madhu Khanna, who is director of Tantra Foundation, Delhi.
Other books penned by Rajesh include "Contemporising Buddha", "Concerning the Spiritual in Art" and "Kala Ka Swaran Muhurat". Besides writing extensively on art, philosophy and spiritualism, he has also worked as a columnist for a Hindi daily.
The exhibition will end this coming Sunday. -- Madhur Tankha
-- Madhur Tankha
in national newspaper of india - http://www.hindu.com/
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Painting `truth'
Rajesh Kumar Shukla, a graduate in fine arts from Allahabad, is an abstract painter. His first solo show in New Delhi, `Passion and the others' has just concluded at the Academy of Fine Arts and Literature.
According to him, abstract art is, "a spiritual form only when it is subjectively mediated and objectively accomplished." Besides painting, he has also written five books on art, philosophy and spiritualism. His first book was in Hindi titled "Kala Ka Swaran Muhurat". Shukla says that visual language has certain limitations and cannot be explained easily to everyone, whereas the language of colours is free. His desire to know about `truth' and `spiritualism' compelled him to paint and write, he states. One of his books `Concerning the Spiritualism in Art' has been dedicated to Kandinsky, the first painter who inspired him to do abstract painting. In this book he has written about various artists, their views about art and spiritualism`Hindu Tantra Yoga' is dedicated to the Supreme Mother. It is an outline to Hindu tantra philosophy and sadhana. Shukla says he is working on his next book, which deals with Buddhist tantra and philosophy. in national newspaper of india - http://www.hindu.com/
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