Tryst with Timelessness

Thirty-nine-year-old Manasvi Rasgotra views art as a medium that allows him to express his deepest feelings.

Thirty-nine-year-old Manasvi Rasgotra views art as a medium that allows him to express his deepest feelings. The self-taught artist,who is also the marketing head at Nestle tea and coffee division,India,is passionate about Vedic and Buddhist philosophy and believes that culture and religion enable one to understand life in a deeper manner. Consequently,his art strives to capture these thoughts. His current exhibition at Bistro Flamme Bois,Sector 7,for instance,reflects on the sublime messages of the Dhammapada and Vedas.

A mélange of symbols etched with meaningful gestures and painted in vivid colours,the works depict his impression of life. Art gives me the freedom to express my feelings through colours. In the illusion of space,I attempt to bring to life the contradictions of our modern life.

My greatest joy is the fact that the Dalai Lama blessed some of my work on Buddhist philosophy. I cherish that more than any other accolade that I have ever received. Through my paintings,I want to leave a mark on the sands of time,fully aware that the next tide will erase it forever, says the artist. If his work titled Bodhisatva speaks of the Buddhist philosophy in symbols,Nirvana is an elaborate work depicting a womans serene face,surrounded by flames the caption reads,A zen thinker once said if you ever find the Buddha,shoot him. It is not important to eulogise Buddha,but to follow his way. To go through the fire of understanding and be one with your nature. To rein in thoughts that,like stallions,force the self that it is meant to serve. Only then will you flower. In the acrylic on canvas titled Mind and Space,a raging bull,painted against a red and blue background,stares into your face. Apart from Buddha,Rasgotra also pays ode to Ganpati. To Ganpati,I bow again and again for being my muse, says he.

The exhibition is on at Bistro Flamme Bois,Sector 7,till September 30. Contact: 09818514449.

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