Mystique
A painting Exhibition by Siddhi Bhandari
A self taught artist
Canvases are the diaries of her thoughts and feelings. Freedom, flight and flow can be felt in different aspects of her paintings. Her unplanned yet thoughtful paintings are bright and balanced. Portraits, Buddha, Lotus, butterflies, nature and woman faces are the central motifs in her different series of paintings, each motif are having independent ideas and reasons yet they are inter connected. While painting, her murmuring (passing by) thoughts take over the job and she let her hands paint her heart freely; sometimes her hands keep catching the beats of music into her colour strokes. As she says music allows her hands to flow freely. The tactile quality of materials is carefully preserved and its feelings are well expressed in her work with the paints and strokes made by her fingers /hand and not by brushes. She started her first series of paintings with portraits. In the next series eventually the calm – subtle and serene image of Lord Buddha became the central motif in her paintings. She can relate with Buddha: “The Siddhartha” because her husband’s name is “Siddharth” and he is her motivator. Many words of Buddha’s preaching keep appearing in her work at different places as lessons of life. These words also represent her role as a Mother as she teaches/imbibes these values to her son. Gratefulness, honesty etc. qualities which can make a human being contented. There are many things hidden in her paintings which are left to viewers to be read according to their own experience and vision. Her attachment with nature prevails everywhere in her works, flowers; as specially lotus as it also relates with Buddha , leafs , creepers etc. is observed and kept in her paintings as they are observed even passively while walking on streets or in gardens, fine details of nature is incorporated in some abstract manners into her canvas. Bright colours are also inspired from nature which maintains good balance of warm and cool colours; it is metaphorically showing two different aspects/sides of everything at once. In the beautiful paintings with slashing and spilling bright colours female portraits often highlights in smaller part of her work. It is not easy to fulfil her desires, but there is a desire. Butterflies have powerful symbol for her. It speaks of miracle and surrendering to divine in our soul's growth of expansion, celebration and transition, beauty and faith.
- Text provided by the Artist.
Wish you success Always Siddhi. Keep the light Shining.
but Art is a wonderful thing. you make connections and have the power to speak to others. There is so much of an artist s soul that gets left behind in every work. With this exhibition Siddhi does just that. you can see how many hours she has spent brush in hand, working away, all in all
A show not be be missed and work that would bring life to any Space.
