Himanshu Verma
Swastik 1
Acrylic, metallic foil (silver tone) on Handmade Paper
Artwork size: 10 x 10” app.
Mounted Artwork size: 14 x 14” app.
Framed artwork size: 15 x 15” app. (with framing style as imaged, natural wooden frames, custom framing available on request)
Edition of 50; 2025
Signed "Himanshu" (Roman) bottom right mount, and "Himanshu" (Roman) Verso of the artwork
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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.