Darshan 01

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Comment by Resident Curator on September 22, 2013 at 9:28am

I'm glad you checked back in- I've had some wonderful exchanges with other artists on the site. It's a great way to expand your support system and gain/offer critique.

Comment by Darshan Dave on September 22, 2013 at 9:20am

Thank You so much for your kind words....... I wasn't active on artist2artist for a long and I feel that I have missed a lot during this time....... I also found out that my artwork(photograph) was featured and I feel very confident and supported for my passion.....

Comment by Resident Curator on January 9, 2013 at 9:35am

 Curator’s Comment:  

 

This is a highly refined aesthetic photograph.  It has an elegant manipulation of deep value, and a contemplative mood that I see as quite different from your nature photography.  I wonder if you see them as separate or divergent in intent, such as action/documentary versus purely emotive. While many of the animal images are endearing and extremely well crafted, the somber, contemplative mood of this piece holds my attention longer. The linear shadow trail that descends from the top of the image beautifully coils into the open bowl.  The emptiness of the vessel enhances the ambience of desolation or loss.  The textural variation is exquisitely captured; the small cracks and veins in the surfaces add interest and a timeless eroded patina.  I also view the last image, of the receding road, as being in this vein.  The dramatic contrast imbues the landscape with velvety depth, but the figurative presence by way of the car vanishing on the horizon also provides a nuanced subtext of absence, loneliness, or seclusion.