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Seema Kohli

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The saptmatrika's of mothers sisters daughters and friends
Acrylic and ink on canvas with 24ct gold and silver leaf
4 x 6 ft

Moon myths - 19 mula
Acrylic and ink on canvas with 24ct gold and silver leaf
1ft diameter

The golden womb
Acrylic and ink on canvas with 24ct gold and silver leaf
2 x 2 ft

Renewal
Acrylic and ink on canvas with 24ct gold and silver leaf
3ft diameter

Cosmic strides
Acrylic and ink on canvas with 24ct gold and silver leaf
3 x 4 ft

Garuda
Acrylic and ink on canvas with 24ct gold and silver leaf
3 x 4 ft

Moon myths - 7 punarvasu
Acrylic and ink on canvas with 24ct gold and silver leaf
1ft diameter

The Golden Womb Series
Acrylic and ink on canvas with 24ct gold and silver leaf
2 x 2 ft

Seema Kohli

Born in 1960, Seema Kohli has created her own niche in the world of contemporary art. Her works bring into focus a woman’s physical attributes, her intellect, thought, dreams and realities. There is a celebration of beauty, sensuality and intimacy in her work, which validates in different mediums, some constant, being the search for the Self, while others being an extension of her conceptual and creative growth as an artist.

“I am both myth and reality. Pick the one you want, but remember, the mirror distorts, and so the myth might be reality, and reality myth.” Seema Kohli’s canvases are layered with many, many stories rooted as much in philosophy as in knowledge gained in modern times, a parable of tales both imagined and real, till one can no longer tell the real from the imagined. Her works showcase the female form and explore an altered concept of feminine sexuality, bringing to the fore the various aspects of a woman, from her physical attributes, her intellect, her dreams to realities.

Her creative repertoire is eclectic, encompassing a wide range of mediums ranging from painting, murals, experiential installation performances, films to installations, sculptures, and each a unique expression of her style. “I am a mirror. When I paint, you see not what I have made but what you want to see.” Seema Kohli.

Gifted as she is with a prolific brush of creative energy Kohli moved through the ‘Unborn Series’ and finally arrived at the ‘Hiranya Garbha Koham’ or ‘The Golden Womb’ series that propelled her into an orbit of her own. Her work captures in its entirety the perpetual change, order, strength and fragility, colors and rhythm, melody and exuberance of the elemental world. It talks about the creation, the cosmic journey, of the oneness of being and the final liberation in relation to the golden womb or hiranyagarbha.

Working along with art&soul, her work ‘The Tree Of Life’ is inspired by the 1st verse of the 15th Chapter of Bhagwad Gita, in which Krishna explains to Arjuna that life is like a Banyan tree where the roots symbolize Karma (our actions) and just as the roots expand, Karma keeps us entangled in our own birth and rebirth. The Tree of Life is a fundamental widespread myth in many of the world’s religious and philosophical traditions, and mythologies often relating to immortality or fertility, a vital symbol which regenerates and provides hope and strength.

She had had an interactive session and experiential performances at WuWei Wisdom Sanctuary Bali 2016, Venice Biennale 2015, TedEx Chennai 2013, WIN Conference Rome 2012, Prague 2013,India 2014/2016; NGMA Bangalore 2010, 2012 etc. She has received the Gold at Florence Biennale 2009, 1 Premio ” Video, the YFLO Women Achiever’s Award, the LKA Lifetime Achievement Award for Women in 2008.

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