Uncertainity - for live

This collection of my work originated during my initial years in Australia. It is indicative of the challenges I faced, at the time. Just like every scar on our body has a story behind it, which we remember as part of our journey; it is only intuitive that we carry marks of the mental wounds we suffered beneath our skin. It might not be visible to the naked eye, but it exists and we bear witness to these scars alone. The financial struggles, societal alienation I faced due to racism and family conflicts were detrimental to my psyche. Beyond these, the gashes maimed by the self-doubt and regret I carried around then from the memories of a comfortable and luxurious life I had left behind, added another dimension to the depth of the murkiness in my painting.

I took to my art to overcome these dark hours; those paintings exude a sense of conflict from the recess of my mind. The resulting dark palette which is overpowering in those paintings crept in subconsciously, which I realized only years later!

Mindset Acrylic on board – (Size 17” x 40”) Inspired by The Analysis of Mind, Bertrand Russell’s 1921 philosophical masterpiece, Mindset is the ﬁrst work in a series of twenty that represents a contemporary journey of psychological exploration. The sense of disquiet in Mindset conveys the artist’s apprehension upon confronting the multifarious nature of human thought and its connections with our ever-changing world.	Prison of Uncertainty Acrylic on board – (Size 25” x 25”) With Prison of Uncertainty, the artist draws on his own di.cult experience of leaving a successful career in India and Bahrain to fulﬁll his dreams in Australia. The work is also a broader portrayal of the social anxiety caused by recent national and world events: unemployment, ﬁnancial turmoil, natural disasters and tenuous security all collaborating to insidiously impound our conﬁdence and create misgiving.	The Analysis of Mind Acrylic on board – (Size 14” x 18”) The Analysis of Mind is the fountainhead in the artist’s Mindset series. The artist explores the concept of mind both from the point of introspection and of external analysis of observable behavior. The Analysis of Mind conveys the labyrinthine depths of meaning that reveal so much about human nature, yet are routinely ignored unseen due to apathy and self-indulgence.
Scar Acrylic on board – (Size 17” x 40”) Scar presents each individual’s personal history as a formidable opponent to the divinity of forgiveness. Only the power of absolution can begin to erase the dark shadows of experience that disﬁgure our hearts and deface our thoughts.	Fear Acrylic on board – (Size 14” x 18”) Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom” (Bertrand Russell, Analysis of Mind: 1921). This work illustrates the destructive effect that fear, in all its perverse forms, has on the individual mindset and the natural movements of the human form.	Reminiscences Acrylic on board – (Size 14” x 18”) Celebrating the pleasures of solitude, Reminiscences was created from the artist’s experiences of self-discovery in a new country. Through a process of building a ‘nest’ lined with memories from his past, the artist has created a work – and a life – that marries the perils of loneliness with the triumph of self-fulﬁllment.
Mask Acrylic on board – (Size 14” x 18”) The fantastical desire to strip society and its individuals of the superﬁcial masks lies at the heart of this work: a dream of a world free from conﬂict, racism, injustice, poverty and greed. The masks we don as individuals and societies reveal as much about us as they conceal.	Experience Acrylic and Ink on Plywood (Size 14” x 18”) Experience is a reference to the problematical and paradoxical nature of creativity and commerciality; a respectful tribute to those that dedicate their mindset to creation and resist the corruptive forces of the mercantile.	Hidden Acrylic on Plywood - (Size 14” x 14”) The search for the true self is the motivation behind Hidden, a reﬂection of the many layers with which we shield and recreate ourselves for social presentation. The work reveals the challenge of interpreting human behaviour and communication in order to discover what constitutes the integral core of each individual.
Believes Acrylic on Plywood - (Size 14” x 14”) Profoundly moved by his experiences in the Middle East, the artist created Believes as a reﬂection on the powerful impact that political, spiritual and religious beliefs can make on an individual mindset. From the richness of a simple conversation with a new friend in a marketplace to witnessing strangers enjoying gruesome evidence of a beheading, the artist has been exposed to the extremes of human behaviour, each directly shaped by the doctrines of belief.	Isolation Acrylic on Plywood - (Size 14” x 14”) The isolating properties of human’s mindset can present dangerous repercussions. Isolation depicts the pitfalls that await individuals who force their own personal philosophies on others. The importance of respect for the rights of each individual to possess their own beliefs and mindsets drives this particular work.	Society Acrylic on Plywood - (Size 14” x 14”) Does Society have the power to inﬂuence individuals to form a collective mindset? This is just one of the questions posed by Society. Born from the artist’s experience of blending the cultural beliefs and views of his Indian homeland with those of multicultural Australia, Society represents the ideal a universal mindset devoid of barriers.
Relationship Acrylic on Plywood - (Size 14” x 14”) Relationship represents the great signiﬁcance that close relationships have on individual mindsets. The positive contributions of a close partnership can be startlingly stripped if the relationship becomes strained, just as the disclosure of the most intimate contents of individual’s mindsets within a relationship can also present the most dramatic of consequences.	God’s Perspective Acrylic on Plywood - (Size 14” x 14”) Raised in a Christian family, the support, security and freedom which the artist educes from his faith are reﬂected in God’s Perspective. This work features the human skull at the centre of the piece as seen from a bird’s eye view.