<p>There is a feeling of serenity and freedom within us as we hold our gaze at those clouds hovering in the sky.<br /><br /></p>.<p> But for artist Naresh Kapuria, clouds symbolise the abode of materialistic or spiritual journey. And to present this he uses certain pieces to highlight the fine nuances of these two crucial journeys which every human being must go through. <br /><br />“The works portraying materialistic struggle are the ones with chairs where the journey is to attain power – ‘The Chair’. The pieces portraying spiritual enlightenment are with ladders – ‘Moksha’, while the birds in the paintings are the living beings,” says Kapuria, whose work has been put on display at the Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre. <br /><br />According to Kapuria, the journey towards the materialistic fulfilment is to attain power. “The work portraying chairs symbolises these struggles. The ambitious man is contesting to achieve the power, which he believes would give him freedom to live on his own terms. But it is a paradox that the power of the chair is so intoxicating, that the aspirer is always yearning for more,” says Kapuria. <br /><br />Birds, the only living entities in the painting highlight ‘introspection’. “One must not forget the power of the Almighty, who keeps the record of one’s Karmas (deeds). The cycle symbolises the kaal chakra or the cycle of karma which reminds that one has to live through their karmas, as it is rightly said ‘what goes around, comes around,’” says the artist.<br /><br />Kapuria says, “The clouds depict the environment or circumstances unique to each one of us, to accomplish our desires. One has to stay focused and fight the clouding of our thoughts. When clouds are superimposed over our spirit, it can trigger inner darkness, ensuing in a blurring of our concessions. The amount of clouding in the aura limits the spiritual enlightenment and it is this darkness which one has to combat and rise above,” he says.<br /><br />Kapuria also uses cycle and kite in his works, where the wheels of the cycle symbolise karma and the kite the liberation of the spirit.<br /><br />“In a nutshell all living beings are striving to achieve freedom and upliftment, be it spiritual or materialistic. Thus when one is liberated he rises up and flies like the kites enjoying the freedom where no one is manoeuvrering the strongs of the kite,” he adds.<br />The exhibition is on view till March 17, till 10 am to 4 pm at Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, Janpath.<br /></p>
<p>There is a feeling of serenity and freedom within us as we hold our gaze at those clouds hovering in the sky.<br /><br /></p>.<p> But for artist Naresh Kapuria, clouds symbolise the abode of materialistic or spiritual journey. And to present this he uses certain pieces to highlight the fine nuances of these two crucial journeys which every human being must go through. <br /><br />“The works portraying materialistic struggle are the ones with chairs where the journey is to attain power – ‘The Chair’. The pieces portraying spiritual enlightenment are with ladders – ‘Moksha’, while the birds in the paintings are the living beings,” says Kapuria, whose work has been put on display at the Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre. <br /><br />According to Kapuria, the journey towards the materialistic fulfilment is to attain power. “The work portraying chairs symbolises these struggles. The ambitious man is contesting to achieve the power, which he believes would give him freedom to live on his own terms. But it is a paradox that the power of the chair is so intoxicating, that the aspirer is always yearning for more,” says Kapuria. <br /><br />Birds, the only living entities in the painting highlight ‘introspection’. “One must not forget the power of the Almighty, who keeps the record of one’s Karmas (deeds). The cycle symbolises the kaal chakra or the cycle of karma which reminds that one has to live through their karmas, as it is rightly said ‘what goes around, comes around,’” says the artist.<br /><br />Kapuria says, “The clouds depict the environment or circumstances unique to each one of us, to accomplish our desires. One has to stay focused and fight the clouding of our thoughts. When clouds are superimposed over our spirit, it can trigger inner darkness, ensuing in a blurring of our concessions. The amount of clouding in the aura limits the spiritual enlightenment and it is this darkness which one has to combat and rise above,” he says.<br /><br />Kapuria also uses cycle and kite in his works, where the wheels of the cycle symbolise karma and the kite the liberation of the spirit.<br /><br />“In a nutshell all living beings are striving to achieve freedom and upliftment, be it spiritual or materialistic. Thus when one is liberated he rises up and flies like the kites enjoying the freedom where no one is manoeuvrering the strongs of the kite,” he adds.<br />The exhibition is on view till March 17, till 10 am to 4 pm at Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, Janpath.<br /></p>
