Geetha Alagirisamy
A Different Journey, 1 of 2, acrylic on canvas
A Different Journey, 2 of 2, acrylic on canvas
on which I would like to spend some words are A Different Journey and Confusion: one of the features of these pieces that have mostly impacted on me is the effective mix between a neutral background and thoughtful tones of red, which creates such a dialogue rather than a contrast: it seems to reveal such a struggle, a deep tension and intense emotions... I can recognize such interesting feature also in Silhouettes, as our readers can notice at http://www.alagirisamy.com/index.php/paintings... By the way, any comments on your choice of "palette" and how it has changed over time?
special place that makes me feel and be better. So my colours refelect that in the range of reds to the pastels, browns and the occasional mineral hues of silver and copper. To be honest, my ‘palette’ has not changed much over time. You will see the same in my older works like ‘Muse’. But you may notice the simple and different palette of simple blacks and pewter glazes that I use on my sculptures. It is important for me that the audience are not distracted away from the form of my sculptures and their expression. World in Me Series I, it is where I started introducing the 2-tonal palette. The movement in the liquid-like patterns went far towards making my work speak out in their own way. This has become my signature mark.
It is interesting that you picked up on those pieces. They were created during a traumatic time in my life when I was at a personal crossroads. Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves. I wear my heart on my art. Hence, they show what I feel and speak what I don’t about my internal dialogues.
Multidisciplinarity and experimentation are a recurrent and very important features of your Art, and I think that this allows you to go beyond the dichotomy between Tradition and Contemporariness: I would like to mention Unlaced II, which is a clear example of this interesting symbiosis... while crossing the bor-
We all wear the colours that we feel. I am very much a ‘feeling’ person who feels everything and anything deeply. When I am in my creating mode, I am in my 99