forgiveness

inner strength

winners and losers

I am

Thought behind the thought

I am ... this, that, many things at the same time. That is what I think I am. And I will make my choices, decide my path and write my own destiny.

And how do I portray myself? If I am a poet, I show my self through words and I use brush strokes if I am a painter! A sculptor though, can portray his self-image through many materials, like these amazing self sculptures done by different artists.

The art

Every material that is used for sculpture making has its own advantages and challenges. Each allows you a totally different form of expression, and one may choose according to the image one wants to create and project.

'Self Portrait by Valery Yevdokimov

Source: http://www.artparks.co.uk/artpark_sculpture.php sculpture=4473&sculptor=valery_yevdokimov 

Cast bronze Sculpture by Burton Blistein

Source: http://www.burtonblistein.com/Sculpture%20by%20Burton%20Blistein%20-%20Self-Portrait%20I.html

"Geometric Self-Portrait" Fall, 1995 life-size plaster cast © G. Hadd

Source: http://www.sculpturebyghadd.com/geometric.htm

Stainless steel Portrait by Martin Debenham

Source: https://www.blendspace.com/lessons/isMm9jBo1gIJ1Q/wire-sculptures-self-portraits

Ash sculpture by Zhang Huan

Source: http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ash-head-no-1

Louis Fortier's wax and plaster heads

Source: http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louis-fortier

time

Thought behind the thought
Time is your greatest friend and your worst enemy at the same time. It teaches you humility, gives you hope and pervades your life from the minute you were born till you take your last breath! Or maybe even later, or earlier than that. No one has been able to understand time fully. And it remains an unknown force that you can combat at times, or simply surrender to!

About the art
The concept of time has been explored by many scientists across the world and there are as many theories about its essence. Some of these scientific facts are put in front of the layperson with amazing clarity in the video below.
Animation, as a form of entertainment, is very popular. But animation to explain scientific concepts and that too, so lucidly, is indeed remarkable. Almost an art by itself!

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrqmMoI0wks

parents and offspring

Thought behind the thought
Parents are the reason why we are here on this earth. But we take them so much for granted! The things they have done for us all their lives, the unconditional love they have showered on us, we all realise it. The only mistake we probably make is we don't remember it too often! And don't express it either!
But when it comes to our children, we expect them to have regard for us and show it too, through their words and actions. Strange are the workings of the human mind!

About the Art
Portrait painting is a very challenging art because apart from the obvious physical characteristics, one has to catch and portray the mental make up of a person for the painting to come alive.

Here are some beautiful portraits of their parents drawn by various artists.

Pierre Denis and his Parents, Oil on Canvas

Source:http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/pierre-denis-and-his-parents-181445

 Raphael Soyer, Oil on Canvas

Source: http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/482007

David Wilkie, Oil on panel

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/the-artists-parents-the-reverend-david-wilkie-17381812-an210860

David Hockney, Oil on canvas

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/my-parents-199286

Paul Rhys Bowen, Oil on canvas

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/two-parents-178232

Lubaina Himid, Acrylic and mixed media on Canvas

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/my-parents-their-children-34289

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