Obsessed by Ariel and Sebastian, this sketch/drawing/illustration for Ds Art Works part six, is a whimsical watercolour and ink – dive in! “Life under the sea, is better than anything they got up there” – The Little Mermaid Continue reading The Emerald Sea : DsArtWorks Six
The above work was inspired by one of my favourite authors and poets, and one of my favourite short stories, the 1843 classic “The Tell Tale Heart”. Here it is below, gothic, horror, inspiring and strange. THE TELL-TALE HEART by Edgar Allan Poe 1843 TRUE! –nervous –very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? … Continue reading The Beating Heart : DsArtWorks Five
As I sat and thought what I’d share today, as the first five days of the New year come to an end, I thought what better exploration for Ds Art Works than one that I did with hope in mind, with the following words in my heart There is neither happiness nor misery in the world; there is only the comparison of one state with … Continue reading Hope : DsArtWorks Four
From Duchamp to Tinguely, to the writings of Beaudelaire and Walter Benjamin, from Constructavisim to the Dadaists this little exploration for Ds Art Works is simply a little ode to Thomas Calder’s words – Just as one can compose colors, or forms, so one can compose motions. Continue reading Kinetic Tree : DsArtWorks Three
AS YOU JOURNEY THROUGH THE NIGHT, EVER BRIGHT, AND GROWING HEIGHT, WE LOVE THE FRUITS OF THINE, SOMEWHERE THEY ALWAYS SHINE. FISHING IN THE NET OF THE LINE, THERE IS NO WEB TO PINE, YOU ARE THE POT OF PLENTY, BRINGING ME TO, FISHING GENTLY! The words above were penned for this second exploration for DsArtWorks below, the trees, the elements, the seeing fruit and … Continue reading The Pomegranate Seeds : DsArtWorks – Two
As most people jump to join their gyms and start working on machines and the floor mats, and yes lets not forget all the weight lifting and jumping rope that is involved in the endeavour to shed the holiday pounds – I’m siting at my most loved and worn table, sketching, drawing, and playing with colour. Exploring forms and figures, light and shadows, all to … Continue reading The Flamed City : DsArtWorks – One
Getting back to our upward trajectory of exploring the dancers body, we left off at Hands – the Power of Two, and now we are back with the Head as part of the 45 Days of Dance Stories blogging project. As a classical dancer, especially a Bharatnatyam Dancer, when I think of the head and its uses, I immediately think of Greeva Bheda or Sheero Bheda. … Continue reading Head : Greeva Bheda, the Science of head movements.
When we talk of Bharatanatyam and the course of its journey from east to west there is only one women and her discipline and delight in this form of classical Indian Dance that truly complete that story, and that is none other than Balasaraswati. Born to one of the last musical families of the South of India, Bala’s historical import in the modern … Continue reading A Dance story for 29th November 2014 : Balsaraswati
As part of 45 Days Dance Stories, I’m still looking back at the body of work by the one and only Ruth St. Denis. she was one of the key proponents of Indian Dance and Hindu Philosophical thoughts through her meditatively choreographer pieces. Today I wish to share Ruth St. Denis’s depiction of the East Indian Nautch Dance, where the women is explorer and seductress, … Continue reading East Indian Nautch Dance : Ruth St. Denis
Over the next few days I want to celebrate the work and talent that was Ruth St. Denis, as part of the 45 Days of Dance Stories. Ruth St. Denis was not only applauded for her progressive choreography and the legacy of work she has left dancers world over, but for me it was her unique talent and insight that enabled her to bridge classical … Continue reading Incense by Ruth St. Denis
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