The Upanishads function as renormalization techniques for inner life. They propose methods for subtracting superficial divergences—ego, desire—to reveal a more fundamental field of Brahman. Practices they recommend (meditation, ethical discipline) are operators reducing self-interaction terms and allowing consciousness to experience unified modes. In SLM, the Upanishads describe a path to lower-energy coherence: when the individual … Continue reading 6. The Upanishads (India)
The End and the Beginning: A Flower in Hiroshima
Where the world burned, something began again.
The Legacy of the Maharajagar
When the last page turns, the story does not end.
An impending book launch: The Maharajagar
I know that I'm a poor internaut. When inspiration strikes me, I just disappear in my studio and the blogosphere will have to keep running without me. It probably saddled me up with a a couple of D's in its subroutine. To blog is to be on the internet. Now what happened that I risked … Continue reading An impending book launch: The Maharajagar
An Emporium of Order and Chaos.
The title and image of this post refer to an artistically diary in which I’m resuming and catalogizing my artistic and literary creations, larded with thoughts, philosophies, and observations that induced them.The chronological order in which the works were produced has been abandoned in favor of a systematic approach were the subjects are brought together … Continue reading An Emporium of Order and Chaos.
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 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 elusive Self. Acrylic on canvas 40,6 x 40,6 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.
We perceive ourselves as autonomous, discrete individuals with an unchanging inner self that persists throughout our lifetime, but this is an illusion. Your inner self is a constantly evolving product of what you've done and can do. Your inner self isn't made up by what you have been told by others, not as what you … Continue reading The elusive Self. 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
Transhumance
Lavagna - Italy, May 29th 2023 - CON-TEMPORARY Art Observatorium and Jizaino present the group exhibition “TransHumance”.
The Dark Sides of Religion (part 3/5): Nirvana. Acrylic on canvas 45 x 45 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.
Nirvana in Buddhism is a transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. Gurus talk about the universal mind and about the futility of power, knowledge, and material desires. Looked upon from a … Continue reading The Dark Sides of Religion (part 3/5): Nirvana. Acrylic on canvas 45 x 45 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.
The Dark Sides of Religion (part 1/5): Ascetism. Acrylic on canvas 45 x 45 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.
Since religious fundamentalism is on the rise in all segments of our society, I decided to dedicate some of my artistic reflections to the subject that motivates some extreme fundamentalists to believe that their religion gives them the right to tell everyone else what they are and are not allowed to do and commands them … Continue reading The Dark Sides of Religion (part 1/5): Ascetism. Acrylic on canvas 45 x 45 cm by Shaharee Vyaas.
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 7: Jupiter
In this post I want you to bring part 7 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 156 sec). Jupiter. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x 45 cm by … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 7: Jupiter
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.
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 3: Venus
In this post I want you to bring part 3 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 141 sec). Venus. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x 45 cm by … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 3: Venus
Civilization and Cosmos. Part 2: Mercury
In this post I want you to bring part 2 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 130 sec). Mercury. Mixed technics on canvas 45 x 45 cm by … Continue reading Civilization and Cosmos. Part 2: Mercury
Waving
Between the 4th and the 6th of November 2022 I attended a conference called Waving, organized by the department of intermedia art of the Art Academy in Krakow. I wrote and designed this small contribution to explore the theme of the conference as a call for action. Waving as a verb relates to a new … Continue reading Waving
What is a Cryptomathician?
This a the description of the method that most successful visionary artists apply to their creations.
Sometimes Art is just Life.
I would like to start this post with a quote by Ai Weiwei: Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.This comes after long weeks of fretting over the fact that I’m in a rather turbulent period in my life where lots of changes happen, prohibiting me of having time to dedicate on … Continue reading Sometimes Art is just Life.
The Maharajagar 