THE GRAMMAR OF STRENGTH & DESIRE
SHOW OPENS ON NOVEMBER 18th 2006.
ON EXHIBIT & SALE NOVEMBER 18th - December 8th 2006.
@ Ashvita Art Objects & Artifacts, Chennai.

LITERATURE:
Reddish incarnate, sometimes changing to pink or light brown, defines the bodies (always male) in B O Shailesh's new series of paintings. “Yoga Tantra” flashes up in your mind when observing those, often strangely twisted, figures. Some rest in classical yoga positions, but they are mostly shown from astonishing angles and viewpoints. Very often a lotus flower emerges from somewhere, be it the person's body or the background. Small long tubes (lotus stems? Keepers of life's essence?) are around, intertwining the body and the erratic surrounding of it. A script appears and holds the individual objects and the person together, sometime with an intricate message, though mostly purposely obscured by enigmatic linguistic contributions. MORE...