Shampa Sircar Das’Devi
Uma Nair
The colours are juxtaposed to construct a range of hues that sedate and inspire a quiet meditative mood. And as the work progresses it is becomes more aesthetic and less of an idea, and the vision starts getting clearer and clearer layer-by-layer.
Shampa Sircar Das is an artist who creates allegories of thought through her own spiritual and intellectual leanings. Her show that has been curated by Anu Bajaj of Art Positive is one that transcends many barriers and goes deep into different dictates of meditation. All around the gallery are Devis with metaphoric moorings. Shampa’s Devis transcend and float,
she harnesses a series of works that flit back and forth through time and periods in her journey with her many Goddesses. When asked about her journey and techniques used Shampa states:
“I use a synthesis of philosophy, aesthetics and technique to create my language on the canvas. Symbols always fascinate me. They have a language of their own and encompass the power of silence within them. What interests me is thought and what I experience is continuity between the space of consciousness and space at large. The forms and elements are an integral part of the space where sometimes they cross the threshold; the boundaries dissolve and become part of the matrix.
