Marek Buchwald
Samadhi Quest
Oil on Canvas, ink 24k gold, silver, and copper leaf
55 x 70 in
140 x 180 cm
140 x 180 cm
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About “Transluminations” 'Transluminations ' is the most recent innovativegenre-defying offering by seasoned, Tashkent-born, world-class artist Marek Buchwald. This large-format two-dimensional multi-media works (oil on canvas with ink and 24 karat...
About “Transluminations”
"Transluminations " is the most recent innovativegenre-defying offering by seasoned, Tashkent-born, world-class artist Marek Buchwald. This large-format
two-dimensional multi-media works (oil on canvas with ink and 24 karat gold, silver, copper leafing)are dramatically bold and exquisitely generously intricate channelings of the artist twenty + year
exploration of the sounds of sacred Sanskrit mantra, the forms of Devanagari through the lens of chaos theory and the fractal nature of reality. The spontaneous
flowing fascinating imagery dances across the canvas while drawing the viewer into a meditative state. The artist's intention in sharing his devotional heart and experience of sound/form/color synesthesia is to offer a portal into the viewer's own unique experience of the numinous, The Mystery, their own Soul, The Divine.
Each art work in the body of work called “Transluminations” is inspired by ancient Sanskrit literature, either from the sacred writings of The Vedas or from Bengali poetic writings. The artist, Mark Buchwald ,has been immersed in study of these texts and associated meditative practice for 55 years.
“Samadhi Quest”
In a previous section of the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna’s eyes are opened to the higher knowledge of The Self. Now, in this composition ,Arjuna is eager to know how an enlightened person can live in this world, carrying on worldly activities.
Arjuna questions Krishna , seeking to grasp the Beautiful nature of an Enlightened Soul within the apparent chaos of the everyday world. Krishna responds with beautiful and luminous teachings about how one who is in a transcendent state can also live in this world.
• My creative process involves five steps:
1. Original watercolor calligraphic composition of the sacred text, (like a "sketch").
2. I continue to develop the composition using digital media.
3. Transfer of the digital painting to canvas Giclee (archival inks),which I supervise closely.(this is the "under-painting")
4. Illuminating the whole canvas with pure gold-leaf, silver-leaf and copper-leaf.
5. Repainting the entire canvas with oil paint, metallic paint, and markers (for very small detail) and
6. Final varnish to preserve the metallic elements.
As you can see, while the print element is there, it is the smallest part of the process,
while the "hand work" is by far the greater!
"Transluminations " is the most recent innovativegenre-defying offering by seasoned, Tashkent-born, world-class artist Marek Buchwald. This large-format
two-dimensional multi-media works (oil on canvas with ink and 24 karat gold, silver, copper leafing)are dramatically bold and exquisitely generously intricate channelings of the artist twenty + year
exploration of the sounds of sacred Sanskrit mantra, the forms of Devanagari through the lens of chaos theory and the fractal nature of reality. The spontaneous
flowing fascinating imagery dances across the canvas while drawing the viewer into a meditative state. The artist's intention in sharing his devotional heart and experience of sound/form/color synesthesia is to offer a portal into the viewer's own unique experience of the numinous, The Mystery, their own Soul, The Divine.
Each art work in the body of work called “Transluminations” is inspired by ancient Sanskrit literature, either from the sacred writings of The Vedas or from Bengali poetic writings. The artist, Mark Buchwald ,has been immersed in study of these texts and associated meditative practice for 55 years.
“Samadhi Quest”
In a previous section of the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna’s eyes are opened to the higher knowledge of The Self. Now, in this composition ,Arjuna is eager to know how an enlightened person can live in this world, carrying on worldly activities.
Arjuna questions Krishna , seeking to grasp the Beautiful nature of an Enlightened Soul within the apparent chaos of the everyday world. Krishna responds with beautiful and luminous teachings about how one who is in a transcendent state can also live in this world.
• My creative process involves five steps:
1. Original watercolor calligraphic composition of the sacred text, (like a "sketch").
2. I continue to develop the composition using digital media.
3. Transfer of the digital painting to canvas Giclee (archival inks),which I supervise closely.(this is the "under-painting")
4. Illuminating the whole canvas with pure gold-leaf, silver-leaf and copper-leaf.
5. Repainting the entire canvas with oil paint, metallic paint, and markers (for very small detail) and
6. Final varnish to preserve the metallic elements.
As you can see, while the print element is there, it is the smallest part of the process,
while the "hand work" is by far the greater!