Ever have those nights when you can't get any sleep and you just cannot stop doomscrolling on social media for any little dopamine hit you can get?
Day 8 of my 30 day daily art mint is an exploration of that feeling.
Series 'Free Expression'.
Express yourself. It is therapeutic.
Punjabi/Gurmukhi text on canvas read 'So Jaa' which translates to: 'Go to sleep'.
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Free Expression is a series of abstract paintings (occasionally layered with poetry) titled Free Expression. The series aims to bring out the inner child in anyone interacting with the art during its creation or after. Embedded in each work are a few common elements from the artist's culture: The colours palette for each piece is inspired by the vibrant colours from the traditional handicraft of phulkari, which is a practice of hand woven tapestries worn by women from the state of Punjab in India. The emotions/thoughts expressed in each work are summed up in an inscription written in Gurmukhi (Punjabi) script and also in binary code, as a tribute to the digital nature of these works. And as a play on the idea that the algorithm/AI cannot read emotion or truly understand art (so to read the emotion underlying each piece in binary may help). And lastly, the 'Free Expression' motif, which shows expression locked up in a box... Are we truly free to express ourselves? Do we speak and create from an authentic place? Do we have room for our inner child to play? Does our society, our culture, our politics, our training and even our conscious mind allow us to express freely?
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Day 8 of my 30 day daily art mint is an exploration of that feeling.
Series 'Free Expression'.
Express yourself. It is therapeutic.
Punjabi/Gurmukhi text on canvas read 'So Jaa' which translates to: 'Go to sleep'.
ZOOM IN TO SEE ALL THE LITTLE STORIES AND DETAILS.
Free Expression is a series of abstract paintings (occasionally layered with poetry) titled Free Expression. The series aims to bring out the inner child in anyone interacting with the art during its creation or after.
Embedded in each work are a few common elements from the artist's culture:
The colours palette for each piece is inspired by the vibrant colours from the traditional handicraft of phulkari, which is a practice of hand woven tapestries worn by women from the state of Punjab in India.
The emotions/thoughts expressed in each work are summed up in an inscription written in Gurmukhi (Punjabi) script and also in binary code, as a tribute to the digital nature of these works.
And as a play on the idea that the algorithm/AI cannot read emotion or truly understand art (so to read the emotion underlying each piece in binary may help).
And lastly, the 'Free Expression' motif, which shows expression locked up in a box...
Are we truly free to express ourselves? Do we speak and create from an authentic place?
Do we have room for our inner child to play?
Does our society, our culture, our politics, our training and even our conscious mind allow us to express freely?