Himanshu Verma
Hiranyagarbha 3
Metallic Foil (Gold tone) and Ultramarine Blue Pigment on Handmade Paper
Artwork size: 8.25 x 6” app.
Mounted Artwork size: 13.75 x 10.5” app. (with hand painted mounts as imaged)
Framed artwork size: 14.75 x 11.5” app. (with framing style as imaged, natural wooden frames, custom framing available on request)
Edition of 50; 2025
Signed "Hem" (Devnagari) bottom right, and "Himanshu" (Roman) Verso
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Artist's Statement
In this new body of work inspired by the timeless magic of the festival of light, I create images of consciousness - primarily with the motif of the Hiranyagarbha, the golden womb / cosmic egg, that is considered the primordial source of creation. The ovoid shape, capable of tremendous meditative power, is rendered in gold, silver and copper foils against a background of black, deep blues and indigos - colours traditionally associated with the dark night of Diwali. Against the darkness of this rich natural colour palette, an inner light emerges…
The series also features Diwali Yantras : the classic augmentative Swastika, the mystical energy of the Shree Yantra, and the magical mathematics of 34 Yantra, all bringing auspiciousness, energy, and a meditative mood to the days of Diwali.