Another accidental painting

This weekend was remarkable: visions and confusions found their way on a plain canvas and before long I was in a strange dialogue with the canvas - here is the result of this dialogue: Full entry here >>

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20 Responses to “Another accidental painting”

  1. Naveed Siraj Says:
    June 24th, 2007 at 7:20 pm

    rr, quite an interesting weekend this must have been for you; if i say “I like it” it would be too cliche’ don’t you think? for me the painting seems to be working on several levels and since you have acknowledged that ravanna’s multiple connotations and contradictions are of interest to you, hence pretty natural that the images we see all around us bombarding us, our recent social upheavals seem to be making their subtle presence. beautiful imagery awaits creation so praying that you have a lot more weekends like the one you had this time

  2. I Me My Says:
    June 24th, 2007 at 11:41 pm

    Does the grid in the background represent something?
    Interesting visual!
    p.s. My comment on your Rushdie post has not shown up…?

  3. viscous Says:
    June 25th, 2007 at 3:05 am

    quite fascinating piece there! On an aside, have you read Tauba Tul Nasuh by Nazir Ahmed?

  4. Shueyb Gandapur Says:
    June 25th, 2007 at 12:24 pm

    That creates a really intriguing visual!

  5. Manas Shaikh Says:
    June 25th, 2007 at 3:00 pm

    You have a lot of talent in painting. I have no trained eye in paintings, but I like your works.

  6. shree Says:
    June 25th, 2007 at 4:32 pm

    hey RR thats very very good work.Hmmm in gtlk’s ravana….

  7. GSR Says:
    June 26th, 2007 at 12:14 am

    Extremely creative and so far one of your best!

  8. sadia dehlvi Says:
    June 26th, 2007 at 4:27 am

    i really like your artistic impression of ravana. this painting is one of the best you have done so far. keep the brush strokes going and someday well have our own very picasso. cheers sadia dehlvi

  9. annie Says:
    June 26th, 2007 at 8:12 am

    I don’t know that much about pictorial art, and find it hard to put my response to it in words. This is interesting, though. am not quite sure what it says (to me), but there’s an obvious sense of conflict and visible (but not unmanageable?) aggression. Do go on and complete it.

  10. RR Says:
    June 26th, 2007 at 4:41 pm

    To all the readers: many thanks and I am greatly encouraged by these comments. I am no trained art student - in fact quite elementary and raw - but I do want to paint. Such comments only strenghten my resolve
    cheers :)

  11. Harmonie22 Says:
    June 27th, 2007 at 3:27 am

    Mashallah that’s quite a brilliant painting! I love the way you use dimension and space, the bold and cool colors too. The feeling this portrait projects out to me is deep.

    I especially like how you broke the spatial barriers with your representation of the floor, never quite painting it but rather alluding to it.

  12. Harmonie22 Says:
    June 27th, 2007 at 6:45 pm

    OK more analysis from me- art is subjective but here’s what I see:

    The shadow of Ravana from the corner reaching the contemplative figure of the man in the forefront, and between them the light shining in from the window, suggesting subconscious whisperings of ‘God’ reaching out to infuse the man’s reveries…

    I don’t know if this is what you intended but this is what I see.

    I love deciphering art.

  13. Asma Khan Says:
    June 27th, 2007 at 9:52 pm

    not an art critic, hence would refrain from commenting on something I don’t have much knowledge of.
    Btw, am I correct in assuming that despite the use of vibrant colours, the underlying theme of your paintings is almost invaribly nostalgic and melancholic?

    And whats the connection between Rumi and Ravan? :D

  14. Sheherbano Says:
    June 28th, 2007 at 6:40 pm

    I do not know whether I should be jealous or awe struck, I had already been overwhelmed with all the amazing facets of life you so easily seemed to straddle, and now art as well…………how do you manage it and then so well. This is your best painting by far. Totally real, strong in relaying the confusion felt by the contemplative figure, and to me alluding to future anguish/upheaval in relation to the approaching figure.

  15. Naveed Hasan Says:
    June 29th, 2007 at 11:35 am

    Keep up the eclectic aspects of your personality! Nice painting…

  16. Samar Ihsan Says:
    June 30th, 2007 at 7:11 am

    Raza, you are unbelievable….. from where do you get this energy as well as time … Beautiful painting.. very eclectic.. I am curious about this Ravana character.. look forward to face to face discussions when you visit Isloo…

    now I am getting back to work… so no more long comments !!!!

  17. RR Says:
    July 2nd, 2007 at 4:50 pm

    Harmonie: you are close to what I was trying to achieve. If there will be an exhibition, you’d have to come and speak!

    SB/Naveed/Samar: thanks :) - your appreciation and comments mean a lot to me.

    Asma: yes there is melancholy here - expressly as the poor ‘me’ is quite confused and down, I guess - or so he looks (thanks to the amateur strokes). The connection between Ravan and Rumi - hmm let me think about that…..

  18. Harmonie22 Says:
    July 3rd, 2007 at 12:42 am

    If there is an exhibition I would love to come!

  19. Shaista Says:
    July 3rd, 2007 at 9:46 am

    Raza, this is your best art work that I have seen yet…seriously brilliant…now I know what to ask you for a birthday present…make this for me!!! Puhleez ;o)

  20. Naina Subberwal Batra Says:
    July 5th, 2007 at 9:10 am

    Raza by far your most visually appealing work. You seem to be growing with every painting in terms of artistic strength. Perchance is this the depiction of Ram vs Ravana with our own RR fighting the all pervasive evils of prejudice and bigotry?

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