The Story of the book part 1

Acrylic on Canvas, 36” x 36 ” , March 2006, painted in Mumbai, India for Khala Ghoda Street Gallery.

This painting was created on the streets of Mumbai where I was working alongside abstractionist S.M. Hussein at the Khala Godha Street Gallery in Colaba.  The painting is a surreal take on the relationship between “words” and “birds” – how both represent a type of freedom that we can cherish.  The painting was the first in a series of works exploring the Occidental perception of The Book i.e. the establishment vs the freedom associated with acquiring knowledge through self-education.

ja.1n.us 2007