This post proposes a speculative yet disciplined framework for reimagining world literature: the Standard Literary Model (SLM). Inspired by the elegance of the Standard Model of particle physics, the SLM treats stories not as static cultural objects but as fields, forces, and interacting particles within a vast narrative cosmos.The goal is not to collapse literature … Continue reading Toward a Standard Literary Model
The Infinite Universe of Pi.
Although I have at this instance a very busy schedule, it seems that I can't keep going without distracting myself every now and then with some artistic project. The idea for this work occurred to me during the night and I couldn't focus on anything else till I had it worked out. It's a digital … Continue reading The Infinite Universe of Pi.
The Big Migration. Acrylic on canvas 76.2 x 76.2 cm by Shaharee Vyaas (2023)
I have been thinking carefully about this work for the past two years, and the vision that it contains came to fruition while intermittently working on it over the past year. The Big Migration is a surrealist painting depicting a fantastical migration of humanity through the solar system, but it also carries a deeper message … Continue reading The Big Migration. Acrylic on canvas 76.2 x 76.2 cm by Shaharee Vyaas (2023)
A Society in Transit. Expanded catalog, 166 p., isbn 9798865037835, by Shaharee Vyaas ( Kindle version $ 4,99)
Click on this image to be directed to the amazon page. Arundhati Roy //The system will collapse if we refuse to buy what they are selling…their ideas, their version of history, their wars…their notion of inevitability. Remember this: We may be many, and they be few… Another world is not only possible, she is on … Continue reading A Society in Transit. Expanded catalog, 166 p., isbn 9798865037835, by Shaharee Vyaas ( Kindle version $ 4,99)
The heterodimensional Aspects of Civilization 2/5. Acrylic on canvas 40.6 x 40.6 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.
This painting is the second installation of a series of five paintings that are a meditation upon the way how the human evolution process mirrors the cosmological cycles. They form a continuation of the space opera called A Cosmology of Civilization that connected the different phases of a civilization to a planet in our solar … Continue reading The heterodimensional Aspects of Civilization 2/5. Acrylic on canvas 40.6 x 40.6 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.
The heterodimensional Aspects of Civilization 1/5. Acrylic on canvas 40,6 x 40,6 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.
This painting is the first installation of a series of five paintings that are a meditation upon the way how the human evolution process mirrors the cosmological cycles. They form a continuation of the space opera called A Cosmology of Civilization that connected the different phases of a civilization to a planet in our solar … Continue reading The heterodimensional Aspects of Civilization 1/5. Acrylic on canvas 40,6 x 40,6 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.
Imperfection is a Form of Freedom. Acrylic on canvas 40.6 x 40.6 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.
"I’m fighting myself. I know I am. One minute I want to remember. The next minute I want to live in the land of forgetting. One minute I want to feel. The next minute I never want to feel ever again. - Benjamin Alire Saenz, Last Night I Sang to the Monster." This painting is … Continue reading Imperfection is a Form of Freedom. Acrylic on canvas 40.6 x 40.6 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.
The Magical Reality of Being Water. Acrylic on canvas 40,6 x 40,6 cm by Shaharee Vyaas
Living as water means embracing the mystical universe, where planetary and stellar alignments create synchronous patterns. It's an acknowledgement of the interconnectedness of all things, and a willingness to flow with the ebb and flow of cosmic energy. By embodying the essence of water, we become more attuned to the rhythms of nature and the … Continue reading The Magical Reality of Being Water. Acrylic on canvas 40,6 x 40,6 cm by Shaharee Vyaas
Women of the 8th Sea: Acrylic on canvas 40,6 x 40,6 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.
The 8th Sea challenges the notion that water can be controlled and manipulated for human purposes. One example is the port of Hamburg, a site steeped in colonial history and exploitation of resources. The idea of The Seven Seas is also questioned, challenging the arbitrary boundaries imposed by humans on a vast and interconnected system. … Continue reading Women of the 8th Sea: Acrylic on canvas 40,6 x 40,6 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.
Design for a cosmological clock
This is a project that I have been working on and off over the past two years. Only last week it reached a design that pleased me enough to show it to my better half. She kind of liked its esthetics but after a short pause she frowned and asked me: "How does it work? … Continue reading Design for a cosmological clock
Transhumance
Lavagna - Italy, May 29th 2023 - CON-TEMPORARY Art Observatorium and Jizaino present the group exhibition “TransHumance”.
Reflections. Acrylic on canvas 45 x 45 cm by Shaharee Vyaas (2023)
This canvas is a further elaboration upon an earlier work that is called The Zone. While The Zone was a rather formal investigation into color and line, this work gives a more impressionistic interpretation of the point where conscious and subconscious thinking processes confluence.It is a collection of free associations about the metaphoric, tectonic representation … Continue reading Reflections. Acrylic on canvas 45 x 45 cm by Shaharee Vyaas (2023)
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 13: Eris
In this post I want you to bring part 13 and last episode of my latest project (for those who missed out on part 1, more info at the bottom of this post). If you want to hear the audio, just click on the image (duration 150 sec) Eris. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 13: Eris
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 12: Charon
In this post I want you to bring part 12 of my latest project (for those who missed out on part 1, more info at the bottom of this post). If you want to hear the audio, just click on the image (duration 150 sec) Charon. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x 45 cm by … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 12: Charon
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 10: Neptune
In this post I want you to bring part 10 of my latest project (for those who missed out on part 1, more info at the bottom of this post). If you want to hear the audio, just click on the image (duration 135 sec). Neptune. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x 45 cm by … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 10: Neptune
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 9: Uranus
In this post I want you to bring part 9 of my latest project (for those who missed out on part 1, more info at the bottom of this post). If you want to hear the audio, just click on the image (duration 125 sec). Uranus. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x 45 cm by … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 9: Uranus
Venice: A Psycho-Historical Map
The artwork “Venice: A psycho-historical Map" (mixed technics on canvas 90 x 130 cm) invites people not to obey existing opinions and common stories about Venice, but to slip away and with confidence listen to their own feelings and play with the city’s atmospheres. It’s concept is based upon the premise that cities have psycho-historical … Continue reading Venice: A Psycho-Historical Map
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 8: Saturn
In this post I want you to bring part 8 of my latest project (for those who missed out on part 1, more info at the bottom of this post). If you want to hear the audio, just click on the image (duration 110 sec). Saturn. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x 45 cm by … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 8: Saturn
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 6: Ceres
In this post I want you to bring part 6 of my latest project (for those who missed out on part 1, more info at the bottom of this post). If you want to hear the audio, just click on the image (duration sec). Ceres. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x 45 cm by Shaharee … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 6: Ceres
The Hare, the Fox, and the Human.
The hare, the fox, and the human are all part of an intertwined yet paradoxical cycle of connectedness. Fox and hare, human and balance, enlightenment and infinity, sunyata and sea—all flow together in the never-ending adventure that is life. Love, death, nature, and the planets weave a journey of transcendence, synchronicity, and depths to offer … Continue reading The Hare, the Fox, and the Human.