It was not the best day. She had been stripped of her womanhood. Shrivelled up inside this unfamiliar androgyny, she felt too debased to dare this world of wondrous, demeaning, and fragile promises. Debarred from tasting such tantalizing portents, she fumbled for a pencil, and touched color to paper for the first time in nearly 20 years.
Aditi Raychoudhury. Forbidden Portent (Study 3), 2006. 14" x 17", Chalk Pastels on Vellum.
Aditi Raychoudhury. Forbidden Portent (Study 2), 2006. 14" x 17", Chalk Pastels on Charcoal Paper.
Aditi Raychoudhury. Forbidden Portent (Study 1), 2006. 14" x 17", Charcoal on Charcoal Paper.
Aditi Raychoudhury. Forbidden Portent (Working Sketch), 2006. 8 1/2" x 11", Colored Pencils on Xerox Paper.
Aditi Raychoudhury. Forbidden Portent (First Sketch), 2006. 8 1/2" x 11", Colored Pencils on Xerox Paper.
Categories: Drawing · Images
Tagged: Art, Chalk Pastels, Charcoal, Colored Pencils, Inspiration, Paper, Tracing Paper, Vellum
Robert Altman. Vincent and Theo. Movie. 1990.
“Vincent and Theo (1990)“, is a “must-watch“, even for those who may not care about Van Gogh’s art. Robert Altman, brilliantly pulls together the turbulent, tender, and unbreakable love story between Vincent, and his brother, Theo, without whose financial and emotional support, the world would have never experienced Vincent’s art. (more…)
Categories: Opinion · Writing
Tagged: Art, Cinema, Inspiration, Opinion, Vincent Van Gogh
Ingmar Bergman. The Seventh Seal. Movie. 1957.
It has been seven years since I watched “The Seventh Seal“. The UC Theater in Berkeley, which closed in 2001, offered a veritable feast of movies I had been starved of in India – a different ‘art’ movie every night. “The Seventh Seal” was one such movie that I had waited many years to watch. (more…)
Categories: Opinion · Writing
Tagged: Art, Cinema, Ingmar Bergman, Inspiration
