Ardhanariswara
Type: Acrylic Painting
Regular price Dhs. 3,375.00
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Indian Art
Ardhanareeshvara is a combination of three words “Ardha,” “Nari,” and “Ishwara” means “half,” “woman,” and “lord,” respectively, which when combined means the lord whose half is a woman. It is believed that the God is Lord Shiva and the woman part is his consort Goddess Parvati or Shakti. The Ardhanareeshvara represents a constructive and generative power.
Ardhanareeshvara symbolizes male and female principles cannot be separated. It conveys the unity of opposites in the universe. The male half stands for Purusha and female half is Prakriti. Ardhanareeshvara harmonizes the two conflicting ways of life: The spiritual way of the ascetic as represented by Shiva, and the materialistic way of the householder symbolized by Parvati. It conveys that Shiva and Shakti are one and the same. A human being is not a pure unisexual organism. Each human organism bears the potentiality of both male and female sex.
The modern world has come to understand the concept of “Ardhanareeshwara” as it aspires to resolve the paradox of opposites into a unity, not by negation, but through positive experiences of life. The matching of opposites produces the true rhythm of life. This fusion of Shiva and Shakti representing the male and female halves transcends the distinction between and limitation of male and female. Shakti part is golden, while Shiva's part is snow-white. She is substrate and he is substance. Shiva is static; Shakti is dynamic and creative.
Shiva is being and Shakti is becoming. He is one; she is many; he is infinite and she renders the infinite into finite; he is formless and she renders the formless into myriad forms; but both are one. This painting is completed in the Kerala Mural painting style using acrylics on canvas.
Shilpa Akhil is an intricate artist who masterfully translates her Indian heritage into resonant Kerala murals and diverse contemporary works. Her radiant portfolio spans traditional sacred forms like Theyyam to innovative upcycled art, offering a profound and heartfelt connection to cultural storytelling.
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Painting is signed by the artist
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