God/Goddess Stone Carvings

A labour of immense patience and intensive involvement, a piece of carving brings to mind the images of a sculptor chiselling and chipping away, transforming a stone into a piece of timeless beauty, freeing a figure that slumbers within. Made out of precious and semi-precious stones, each work is magnificent, inextricably intertwined with an artistic vision that has been honed and refined over the ages, evolving to become a treatise in creative expression. Every artefact is produced to inspire awe and admiration, kindle a new spark of imagination. Using a variety of valuable gems such as Jade, Jasper, Quartz, Crystal, Topaz, Ruby, Emerald, Agate, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Carnelian and many more whose inherent characteristics are magnified, a polish, sheen, brilliancy and sharpness is derived. These in turn, contain symbolic elements and iconographies that are of a divine origin, geometric patterns and floral embellishments that are a magical blend of strength and delicacy. Elaborate mosaics of religious and ritualistic themes, the body of work also includes other subjects such as dolphins, elephants, magnificent sea creatures and figurines of horses.

Traversing the territory of fine ornamentation, the delicately detailed and intricate works of art are inspired from the grand old traditions of Indian royalty that elevate the mundane into realms of surrealism. Carved with precision and the artistic quest for excellence, these extraordinary creations inspire many fables, myths and legends. Made to be one-of- a-kind, each piece intends to dazzle and shine with a kind of spectral light that can only be genesis of the universe. The gemstones that are often used in jewellery are usually mined from sources all over the world and individually handpicked, so that only the best get selected. With a process that is exhaustive and lengthy, they are set within the frames and designs, fusing the two together to make a united, cohesive unit. Most stunning pieces are hand carved, they include motifs like a bunch of emerald grapes, a dancing peacock in ruby, an aquamarine Shiva Lingam, a rubellite Buddha head, Australian black opal are fused with super deluxe diamonds and 18 K gold to make breathtaking jewellery which is nothing short of art.

Distinctive and exceptional, stamped with a typically Indian idiom of miniatures, the paintings by Ma Passion are meant for those with an inherent appreciation of aristocratic folk art, those with an academic interest in the dramatic, eclectic and lyrical rhythms of brush and pigments. Evolved from a Mughal style that is heavily influenced with Persian antecedents and western elements, the paintings also indicate a Rajput strain derived from Hindu mythologies and epics as well as Islamic histories and chronicles. With hybrid themes that range from the depiction of everyday life to abstract and surreal, the talented painters come from families that belonged to the guild of the Mughal and Rajput courts. With watercolours and oil paints etched onto handmade papers and canvases, the compositions are a paradigm in the curricula of art where a new language has been born through the continuing efforts of our artists, addressing issues of the modern times and post-colonial predicament.

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