Monica Kothari
Creative Expressionist
Am
I
I
?
It has been a long journey, since childhood, to realize that I am a
"Creative Expressionist",
and the exploration still continues.
Art is not merely a hobby for me. Art ports me to my own world of expression, where I explore layers after layers inside me, amazed by the mysticism each time.
I have always enjoyed exploring the world of unknowns -
where my emotions, fear, passion, memories, hopes, dreams are lying under the bed of a silent ocean.
Painting allows me to dive into this world of myriad possibilities, where i can go with the flow, make choices, create, recreate, wipe, scrape, till I feel its complete.
Writing few poetic lines with every painting, captures everything I feel. These lines transform the abstraction to some form of realism and I feel more connected and satisfied!
In the whole process, my mind becomes calm. I get to learn one more new dimension about myself, and open up to be part of something much bigger than me.
It feels pure bliss!
Who
Am
I
?
I grew up in a small township, Kankroli, in Rajasthan, known as
“The Land of Kings”.
My childhood was filled with rich cultural traditions reflecting the ancient Indian way of life.
The colorful ghaghras, beautiful mojris, bandhni prints, the ghoomar, intricate art works -
All fascinated me towards art.
The society with high cultural values and historic belief systems,
all inspired me to question & think beyond.
All throughout, I could see myself and others evolving with changing times, entering a world of
Freedom and Expression.
Though, I did not get a chance to pursue any professional degree in Art, and like many others, I opted for Engineering, which was treated as a balanced profession for women.
But, Art always had a special place in my heart and I saw myself noticing it as first thing, everywhere I went.
