Gods and their Best Work
by
Sneha Nadig Yadav
A beautiful collection of acrylic paintings, with three portraits: Lord Ganesha, Lord Krishna and Buddha, and two stunning landscapes, capturing a sunrise and a sunset - the gods’ best work.
Sneha describes the collection and it’s production as “trying to find my place in the world of colours and develop an aptitude for it. I've been so focussed on Graphite, Charcoal and pencils as my medium for portraiture art , that I feel like I've not let myself have fun and be creative with paintings. I'm hoping to create the art that resonates with me and expand my range.”
Each image is available as a poster, framed poster, canvas, acrylic or wood print.
Watch the showcase:
Lord Ganesha
Also known as the God of wisdom, remover of obstacles. God of beginnings, who is traditionally worshipped before any major enterprise and is the patron of intellectuals, bankers, scribes, and authors.
Lord Shiva
God of Destruction, Destroyer of Darkness - Shiva is also known as the Destroyer or Transformer. Shiva has many aspects, benevolent as well as fearsome.
Buddha
One of Sneha’s favorite subjects to paint.
Buddha, "Awakened One" or "Enlightened One",
masculine form of budh (बुध् ), "to wake, be awake, observe, heed, attend, learn, become aware of, to know, be conscious again",
"to awaken"
"'to open up' (as does a flower)",
"one who has awakened from the deep sleep of ignorance and opened his consciousness to encompass all objects of knowledge".
It is not a personal name, but a title for those who have attained bodhi (awakening, enlightenment).
Sunrise at Mudgee
In this acrylic painting, Sneha captures “an exceptional experience where you take a hot air balloon ride over the valley to catch day break. It's mesmerising as you get to witness a brand new day emerging with a magical colour transition from black, to deep orange to the sky lightening due to the suns rays. Down below, you see the vineyards and kangaroos running through them. It makes you feel on top of the world, yet such a small part of it. It's truly God's or nature's best work, hence the title of the collection.”
Sunset at Uluwatu before the Kecak Fire Dance
The Kecak dance of today gets its roots from the traditional sacred Balinese dance of Sanghyang, an important religious dance based on the concept that an unseen force, known as a hyang (translating to god, goddess, deified being or divinity), enters the body and puts the performer into a trance-like state.