Some new paintings!

Done some new work after a long time... I think I can call them conversations for now!













Title: Conversations
Mediiu: Mixed Media on Canvas Board
Date of creation: 2009 Nov

Wounds of last night

Title: Wounds of last night
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 August

The Poet Prepares

Title: The Poet Prepares
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 July

His mind is a calm storm, his pen a lightning bolt. He prepares his myriad selves to assume a million roles.

The woman

Title: The woman
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 July

An abstraction in your mind, she is a woman. Her many facets an incredible whole. She is the giver of life and the sustainer of the universe.

The Human Circus

Title: The Human Circus
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 July

It is the human circus, that entertains us day in and day out. Performers all, unknown to themselves, as they live without the knowledge of their lives. A few see the circus as it is, and will leave the stage for good.

artist tyeb mehta gone but his artistic genius will live on

Title: artist tyeb mehta gone but his artistic genius will live on
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 July

His paintings are stark and clutch at your throat, and they depict emotions that are laid completely bare. Few colours, uncomplicated but incredibly powerful shapes and an overall impact that can stagger you. From his 'Kali' that was the first Indian painting to break the Rs. 1 crore barrier to 'Mahisasura', his paintings have a primal power that cannot be matched by any other painter.

Just 'image search' Tyeb Mehta on Google, and you will understand what I mean, by the unimaginably powerful yet simple yet complex work that he created. India has lost one her greatest painters.

Brad Pitt Inglourious Basterds trailer

Title: Brad Pitt Inglourious Basterds trailer
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 Jun

Brad Pitt is the biggest 'Basterd' of them all. If the trailer is any indication, Quentin Tarantino's next movie 'Inglourious Basterds' is going to be one hell of a roller coaster ride. I am expecting serious Nazi annihilation in the movie. Though with Quentin Tarantino you don't really know what to expect.

In the trailer we see Brad Pitt as a really tough, rough, blunt weapon created to annihilate anything Nazi. This is going to be a great movie to watch. We are waiting for you, you Inglourious Basterds.

Amitabh Bachchan Portrait

Title: Amitabh Bachchan's Portrait
Medium: Ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 11"
Date of creation: 2009 Jun


A Bollywood super star, he rules the silver screen even today, at age 60+.

The Angry Young Man Amitabh Bachchan

Title: The Angry Young Man Amitabh Bachchan
Medium: Ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 Jun


How can single strokes define him, he needed many lines repeated and enlarged to show his aura. He is a magnification of normal people, he is bigger than life, in fact for most Indians he is the biggest. The Big B. The picture in my head of Amitabh Bachchan is of the bell bottomed collar up tall angry young man who won the hearts of every Indian. That's who he is in this drawing. The amazing part is that even at 60+, he continues to win the hearts of every Indian.

Vampire Princess Miyu

Title: Vampire Princess Miyu
Medium: Ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 Jun


She makes music that is haunting and emphemereal. A single flute singing in pain, sadness and underlying rage. The Vampire Princess Miyu is not happy with the way mother earth is being treated by mortals (humans). May her haunting melodies forever protect nature.

13 Never Seen Before Traffic Secret...

Title: 13 Never Seen Before Traffic Secret... Road Signs
Medium: Ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 Jun


I can guarantee you that you've never seen these secret traffic road signs before. They are never seen before! If you thought they were web traffic secrets, well let me tell you that web traffic secrets are a myth. If people like your blog they'll come and see it and come again and again. If they don't like it, no matter what secrets, techniques, back-links, SEO, Black Hat, Grey Hat, White Hat and whatever else there is that you do, they'll come once and never come again.

Mr Recession is still smiling

Title: Mr. Recession is still smiling
Medium: Ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 Jun


When I see Mr Recession in my mind he is always smirking, laughing behind our backs. His lips curl up into a mocking smile. It makes me very mad, and I feel like pushing and shoving him out. He also seems to be suited booted but only to mock us all. Will I be glad when we kick him out for good!

How to express your self, feel calm, reduce stress and feel good about life, just by creating art.

Just for a moment imagine that you are stressed out, there is work pressure and loads of chores at home. You are close to exploding with anger. And at that moment a kindly soul hands you a crisp white sheet of paper, and lovely rich colours, and tells you to make a painting. You will either tell the kindly soul that he’s off his rockers or you will furiously start to create something. If you do start to create something with the lovely rich colours, then you will soon start to feel a little less strung up, and after a few minutes you will get a feeling of satisfaction and feel cam. Why?

The reason is that when you express yourself in any way, you release your inner feelings, be they tensions, hassles, pain or happiness. What then happens, is that the feelings slowly mellow down and reach a golden mean where you feel calm and in control, and it effectively reduces stress. This is the power of art.

Just by creating something on a piece of paper, with colours or even a black pen will give you a sense of joy and happiness, that nothing else can. The idea from the beginning must not be to make something beautiful or great, but to get your inner feelings out on that paper with shapes, colours and forms. If you can do that you will feel a difference.

When you do this often, you slowly get into a rhythm that is close to meditation. While your eyes and hands work away steadily in creating something, your mind wanders aimlessly touching all the valves inside your head and releasing the thoughts gently. Before you know it you are painting in what feels like a detached trance.

This is what makes creating a piece of art so much more than just an act of creating. You can do it with paints, pens, clay or anything at all that lets you create shapes, colours and things. You may even want to glue together cuttings from magazines and newspapers to make art collages.

And most important of all, you don’t need to be an artist or any good at drawing or painting to do this. Remember the aim is not to create a thing of beauty or greatness, it is to let your inner feelings come out in colours, shapes and forms.
So, go ahead and paint away your tensions and stresses, it’s the best hobby you can ever have.

Angels and demons the movie

Title: Angels and demons
Medium: Ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May


I haven't seen the movie but the image it conjured up in my mind was a grand drama with the stage occupied by God almighty and his angels and his adversaries. Based on the book Angels and Demons by Dan Brown, it promises to be a movie of epic proportions.

Global warming and the great meltdown!

Title: Global warming
Medium: Ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May


If you look carefully you will see that the melting ice stick of our planet is affecting people, mountains, countries and our minds. Global warming is here, and we have to take notice before the effects of global warming overpower us.

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A quote about entrepreneurs

"You need to be in denial or in ignorance about the huge challenges you face"

I liked this quote about entrepreneurs, it kind of gives you their mindset in a hard form. Almost like a definition for entrepreneurs.

Yep, you have to be like that to succeed as an entrepreneur, keep on going, even when you reach the end of the world.

Life's a tweet

Title: Life's a tweet
Medium: Ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May


I began with the people, then the weights came and then the bird with the tweets. It just became an abstract rendition of the twitter phenomenon. By the way do you twitter? I do, and I'd love it if you followed my tweets, by clicking here!

Bling

Title: Bling
Medium: Ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Handful of green Assam

Title: Handfull of green Assam
Medium: Ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

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Perambulating toy-seller

Title: Perambulating toy-seller
Medium: Black ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Receeding Rhino Line

Title: Receeding Rhino Line
Medium: Black ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

80 wipes

Title: 80 wipes
Medium: Black ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Multi-talented Classical Musician

Title: Multi-talented Classical Musician
Medium: Black ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Turning back and starting again

Title: Turning back and starting again
Medium: Ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Google Word Verification

Title: Google Word Verification
Medium: Black ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Manmohan Singh

Title: Manmohan Singh
Medium: Black ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

On the road by Jack Kerouac

Title: On the road by Jack Kerouac
Medium: Black ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Life is a cup of tea

Title: Life is a cup of tea
Medium: Black ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Gods and demons

Title: God and demons
Medium: Black ink on white paper
Size: 12" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Riding a Blind Elephant

Title: Riding a Blind Elephant
Medium: Black ink on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Over the hills to Shillong

Title: Over the hills to Shillong
Medium: Black ink on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

How to Create and Appreciate Abstract Art! (Includes 8 Step Guide to Actually Create Abstract Art)

Before creating abstract art it is important to understand its meaning and use. We can broadly say that all art is either leaning towards being realistic or towards being the changed interpretation of reality as rendered by an artist.

By changed interpretation of reality, it can range from just a small change where the colour of the sky is changed from the actual light blue to say a green or can be a completely different interpretation of reality such as a cubist painting by Picasso, where he completely rearranges and drastically changes a woman's face. Both can be called abstract, though the first one is clearly very much realism and very little abstractionism, whereas the second one is very little realism and very much abstractionism.

Therefore we can safely say that art that is abstract, can be said to be the changed interpretation of reality as rendered by an artist (or any individual who creates a piece of art). This should give you a general idea of what this kind of art is, but more importantly it is the why of it that is the key to it all.

Why distort reality, why not reproduce it exactly as it is and make it look as close to the real thing as possible. Well for starters, we have cameras to do exactly that, and as for the critical reason for making art that is abstract, it is because when a great work of art is made in the abstract style, it becomes much much more than the reality it represents.

When we see a sky that has been painted purple and trees that have been painted yellow, our minds suddenly 'pop'. It's a world that we had never seen in reality, it's a world that opens up our minds to the infinite possibilities. Yes, to tell you the truth, I do strongly feel that the ultimate aim of abstract art is to bring out the Almighty in every thing. When an artist makes a shape that he feels is the right abstraction of an object as simple as a flower, then that piece of art becomes much greater than a flower. It becomes the idea of the flower rendered in the completely different perspective of that particular artist. As a viewer when we see that piece of art. It might not move us at all or it might move us to such a degree that we become entranced by the genius of it.

Taking up the discussion from the point where we state that such art opens up new worlds, we can even say that even science fiction is a form of abstract art. Art that is abstract is a very powerful thing when it strikes a chord with you.
Realism on the other hand can strike a chord with you but it will be on the level of realism, the conscious cogitative mind. Art that is abstract 'pings' your subconscious and in some cases even the superconscious minds. Not that there aren't exceptions. The Mona Lisa is realism, but there is something in it much beyond what is immediately visible. It is the 'X' factor that makes it a fantastic piece of art. Good abstract art always has this certain 'X' factor.

When you see some art that is abstract, it may not do anything to you, you may just see a shape and colours that are different but nothing more, however that very same piece of art may bring out deep feelings in another person. When a piece of art has the power to bring out deep feelings in a large number of people, it is a great piece of art. This appreciation and understanding of art is possible for everyone, it does not need any special training, it only needs an open mind. It needs imagination, something that everyone has.

Once you have opened your mind to this abstract concept, then creating such art is easy.

Here is an 8 step guide to creating abstract art:

1. Think of what you want to make. Let's take a flower vase.

2. Now, think of why you want to make it. Let's say you decide that you want to bring out the feeling of loneliness that an empty flower vase evokes.

3. This can be done by making a small vase in huge area, giving it an emptiness and therefore loneliness (which is almost a straightforward practical unimaginative way), or it can be done by making it in the abstract style.

4. Let us make an abstract rendition of the empty flower vase. In your mind imagine the flower vase, its shape, does the shape remind you of a woman. What would the pose of a woman who is pining away be.

5. Now without really trying to create a real flower vase, make bold lines on a piece of paper which reminds of a vase and a woman who is pining away.

6. Keep making the bold lines till you feel that your desire to make the lines has been satisfied.

7. What you have with you is your first piece of abstract art. May not be the best or even good, but it is your rendering of a reality called a flower vase into an idea which is not just a copy of the flower vase. It is art and it is abstract. It might not even evoke in you a feeling that it is a flower vase, but that is immaterial. You have opened your mind to the concept of abstraction.

8. Now whether you make more art, or you look at a piece of art that is abstract, you will have a slightly enhanced ability to discover and appreciate the 'X' factor in art.

So, go ahead and get into the wonderful world of abstract art, or at least give your self the capability to appreciate it.

Julie Andrews "My Favourite Things"

The iconic wonderful Julie Andrews tragically lost her voice in 1997 due to a throat operation that went wrong. Despite this tragedy, when she turned 69 on October 1st, to commemorate her 69th birthday, she appeared in Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall. And on stage, for the benefit of the AARP, she performed her own new version of "My Favourite Things" from The Sound of Music.

After the song, she received a standing ovation from the crowd that went on almost endlessly.


Here are the actual lyrics of the "My Favourite Things" song that she sang:


Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting,

Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings,

Bundles of magazines tied up in string,

These are a few of my favourite things.

Cadillac's and cataracts, and hearing aids and glasses,

Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses,

Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings,

These are a few of my favourite things.

When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,

When the knees go bad,

I simply remember my favourite things,

And then I don't feel so bad.

Hot tea and crumpets and corn pads for bunions,

No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,

Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,

These are a few of my favourite things.

Back pains, confused brains, and no need for sinnin',

Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',

And we won't mention our short, shrunken frames,

When we remember our favourite things.

When the joints ache, When the hips break,

When the eyes grow dim,

Then I remember the great life I've had,

And then I don't feel so bad.


It definitely calls for an abstract portrait of the great and wonderful Julie Andrews... and you shall see it soon!

The Waiter Who Could Do No Wrong

Title: The Waiter Who Could Do No Wrong
Medium: Black ink on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Paraphernalia

Title: Paraphernalia
Medium: Black ink on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Sunny Skies

Title: Sunny Skies

Medium: Oil and acrylic paints on oil paper
Size: 12" X 9"
Date of creation: 2009 May

At the potter's wheel!

Title: At the potter's wheel
Medium: Oil and acrylic paints on oil paper
Size: 14" X 10"
Date of creation: 2009 May

The Illustrated Dictionary of Abstract Art word - 'aardvark'

Title: Dictionary Word - 'aardvark'
Medium: Black ink on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Introduction Page to Dictionary of Abstract Art

Title: Introduction page to The Illustrated Dictionary of Abstract Art
Medium: Black ink on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

THE ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF ABSTRACT ART

Title: THE ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF ABSTRACT ART
Medium: Black ink on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

A political conversation - Digital Art

Title: A political conversation
Medium: Digital Art
Size: 1500 pixels X 1033 pixels
Date of creation: 2009 May

The Goat I Hate

Title: The Goat I Hate
Medium: Black ink on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Something rings true!

"Nothing that you earn materially should come to you without being soaked in the sweat of your labor."

- Harivanshrai Bachchan

Its brighter here!

Title: Its brighter here
Medium: Oil and acrylic paints on oil paper
Size: 14" X 10"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Skateboarder

Title: Skateboarder
Medium: Black ink on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Car AC Fixed!

Title: Car AC Fixed
Medium: Black ink on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Free Abstract Art Font!

FIRST CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO GET THE REAL FEEL OF THE FONT!


To download this font, click here!


To install this font, first download the SanjeevSaikiaArt.ttf file to a folder of your choice. Please note where you have downloaded the file.


Now, on your desktop, just double click the 'My Computer' icon. Then double click on 'C Drive'. Inside 'C Drive', double click on the folder 'Windows'. Inside 'Windows', double click on folder 'Fonts'.


Now, click on the 'File' button on top left corner. From the drop-down menu click on 'Install New Font'. From the new pop up window, go to the folder where you had downloaded the SanjeevSaikiaArt.ttf file, and click on it and then click the 'Ok' button.


Now you can use this font in your word/powerpoint/coreldraw/photoshop etc.

Dripping with malice

Title: Dripping with malice
Medium: Black ink on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Spiralling Heat Monster

Title: Spiralling Heat Monster
Medium: Black ink on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Shoe for every leader

Title: Shoe for every leader
Medium: Black ink on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Ascent of man

Title: Ascent of Man
Medium: Black ink on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Wish that man was me!

There was a man who loved to drink from a stream that flowed through the middle of his head. He drank and drank, but suddenly one day the stream ran dry. That's when he discovered an ocean flowing all through him and all around him... an infinite ocean of infinite bliss...

Wish that man was me!

Today's Headlines "Galloping Swine"

Title: Today's Headlines "Galloping Swine"
Medium: Black ink on bond paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 May

Barack Obama

Title: Barack Obama
Medium: Black ink on textured paper
Size: 10" X 8"
Date of creation: 2009 April