ArtBeyondSight*
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
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My work not only combines mediums; but also bridges global cultures, primarily of India and the West and interlinks the traditional and the contemporary. By interpreting popular images into personal statements, I have both paid homage to and also, like a typical Indian “quarreled with the Gods” by viewing them with contemporary sensibilitiy. I have always been fascinated by stories and images of legendary Hindu Gods and Goddesses and demons including their miracles, strange wars, incredible flights and multi-headed, multi-handed super physiques.
My personal interpretations of these are not a revolt for a change. It is simply my paintings that heighten the tension between the dualities of existence: those of the superior and the inferior. My work is about the tension that connects to a sense of violence that can not be categorized; but it exists. And it exists between the powerful and the weak, the controller and the controlled, the privileged and the deprived, the unique and the commonplace.
*OK, here is the reason "ArtBeyondSight" is my headline: I lost vision in my right eye in an accident in which, ironically, one of my own paintings hit my eye. As a result, I see with one eye only without perception of depth and spatial distance. This condition made me invent a different way of "seeing" that has lack of spatial depth. Therefore, my work uses graphic mark making (like letters, hard-edged lines and geometric shapes) juxtaposed with fluidly painted surfaces and forms to create "a feeling of spatial depth" with help of contrasting opposites as a substitute for the missing element.
The granulated and fuzzy "Vinod Dave" with the pippal leaf as title of this page is purposely created so to symbolize visual impairment.
Email: vinodave@gmail.com
Fax: 1 501 638 5801
Voicemail: 1 347 274 8106
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