Exhibit
Some pictures even as the work is progressing – the subject is Anantasayanam as you’d easily gather, and the size is close to 60 sq. feet; at such sizes, detailing takes on a different meaning altogether.
An unusual and interesting subject, one that you’re not likely to see elsewhere – Lord Ganesha having his first meal of the day (praathal). And you can also see it on site – with Naveen and a well demolished meal before it! :o)
Naveen has completed the project at the Kunnathurmedu Krishnan Kovil in Kunnathurmedu, Palakkad. Added to the Gallery in the navigation, you can also jump from here… [nggallery id=11]
A great new creation:
Some great news for all you mural-painting lovers, particularly if you’re based in France, or happen to be traveling there between Aug-20 and Sep-19, 2013 – Naveen’s work is going to be exhibited at the Galerie De L’Excellence, 4 Rue Bourbon, 86270 La Roche Posay, during those dates! Please consider yourself personally invited!
The Making of a Mural series has been expanded to include the making of the traditional Anantasayanam and Ardhanariswara murals.
Since as far back as I can remember, and that’s rather a longish patch of time I must mention, I’ve been pulled by the temples of Kerala. If I try and get objective about it, there are a number of factors that may have contributed to this, but while these may well have been necessary, they do not seem sufficient to explain the extent of the significance that very many […]
This is among the more esoteric forms of Siva, the destroyer in the Hindu trinity. Beyond stereotypes, beyond boundaries and frameworks, Siva stands at the periphery of social order. Siva is the eternal ascetic, famed for his excesses, whether in penance and austerities or in sexual vigor. Siva, the intrinsic unpredictability immanent in everything that’s created. Siva, the undifferentiated spirit, the potential from which everything manifests, Purusa, the primordial. Parvati, […]