My painting is finally complete with the masks added, giving life to the painting.
Acrylic on canvas, 80x80 cms
Available
contact : manishavedpathak@gmail.com
We all wear mask. Perfection masks, superiority masks, intellectual masks,
social masks of coolness, aloofness,strength etc . We try to hide ourselves behind these masks. We get so much habituated of wearing masks in front of others that we finally loose our identity. Bearing these may or may not be a conscious decision . The reason might be social conventions ,fear etc.It is very important for a person to know the real human being he/she is. Whilst masks harm us by stopping us to lead a natural way in life's stream , they also protect us from being emotionally wounded by others. I believe they should be worn temporarily. We need to acquire the skill of timely dropping and putting these masks. Absence of masks lead to difficulty in handling reality. So we need to look into our inner self to know how to cope up with this .
My painting connects with the viewer by asking several questions like, "What is real and what is unreal?", " Which mask do you wear?", "Given a chance which mask will you drop?" ....Sometimes the mind is doubtful and sometimes it is clear. The color combination used here depict these emotions.
