Collection «Indian Themes»
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The name of the artwork, «The Wheel of Samsara» deals with Indian philosophical and religious traditions and means the endless ocean we must cross, lifetime after lifetime, to reach that far distant shore, termed in Buddhism Nirvana. Samsara is a Sanskrit word that means «wandering» or «world», with the connotation of cyclic, circuitous change. It also refers to the concept of cyclicality of all life, of death and rebirth, a fundamental assumption of most Indian religions.
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« ... it is this extraordinarily bold use of colour and volcanic energy that evokes a rich and primordial sense of fire; this acknowledgement of the elements reinforces Malivani’s cerebral intentions and fundamental message that is exponent in the work and stimulates academic thought in the viewer ...».
«Diana Malivani. «L’Art de Vivre» by Christopher Rosewood, Art Critic, 2020 (International Confederation of Art Critics. London, UK and Chianciano, Italy)
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More photos of the artwork as well as the relevant documents are available upon request
(close-up views, the artists signature, in-context photos, publication copies, certificate of authenticity etc.).