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Bindu, 18 x 15 in, Acrylic on canvas, 1997  was  which  who Mondrian,  and  figure  of  the  on  not  not  also  was  of  dynamics  . The four quadrants of the  richness  skillful  by anchored  is  fall  not  do  things  surely  is  […]  not  does  thinking  when “thinking”  how  matter













                                                                                   visual language  Piet modernist  opposition  “based  one  Raza Mondrian,  the  with  the  notices  canvas  the  Here  hold.” colour studies appear to be, one would be  thinking”  opinion,  beyond  unknown—no

                                                                                   unique   hierarchical  painting,  experimented  one off against another . There is a brilliant play of light and dark shades -  on  motion  “visual  my  In  goes  one  the  of


                                                                                   own  the  like  the  Unlike  Now      cannot  me  For  end.  urgency
                                                                                   his  much  the  within  Raza  illusion.  dynamic  center  the  yourself,  an
                                                                                   developed  shapes, the style of his mature works “Neoplasticisms,” the goal of which was, in the words of art historian  restoring  equilibrium  dissonance.”  this  the  the  method:  not  prepared  is  there




              I  to         has         the  is  in      is  the  its     an       Raza     without  their  relationship.  betrays  and  apart;  working  beginning, well a work is planned, some other force might suddenly arrive and carry the painting to an unknown place.  15
              eye.  Hindu  female  expression  us  have  the  is  It  it  work  and  What  all  absolute  have  urges  that  and  r  new  on  look  work  fall  the  Having  Raza,

              the  wished  the  of  myself  Bindu  itself.  around  a  is  diametrically  seen  rip  in  that  all  of  SH  colou  but  the  “Things does hold. Given how deliberate the artist’s  his  it.  for
              of  I  in  the  one  I  becomes  form  Bindu  doesn’t  exists  because  they  one  in  composition  introduce  units  figure-ground On a first glance, the entirety of Seed appears to be stabilized around the centre  closer  within  departure, other important forces come into play: instinct, intuitions, and direct perception. 27
              retina  vision,  and  given  each  The  colours  the  page  darkness,  deliberateness.  Instead  least  existence  unheard.  all  a  But  rs  remarked,  describes  precedes  “accident”

              the   Nature  male  have  I  that  awakening  Bindu  heard.  before  the  with  same  and  tension  tension  at  the  or  harmony  to  of  the  colou  Raza  of  it  equal

              by  immediate  is  the  yoni.  energy  meditative centre, the symbol for all that cannot be  be  exists  the  the  identities,  truths.  or  unseen  find  reintroduce  urge  images.  had  point  creation;
              seen  which  and  whose  The  can  shaping  painting  on  colour  and  this  wonderful contradictions, like life itself.  half  message,  recognize  to  an  equalization  challenging  mirror with which one shade plays and reflects  secondary  Keats  how  the  not

              be  beyond  contains  the  26  that  what  bring  instinct  how  Rather  reject  only  left  desire  “to  was   note  is  it  of  act  does
              can   Prakriti,  It  lingam  kundalini,  and  all  for  is  energy,  Each  to  elements:  is  apart.  are  to  be  a  Bois,  There  an  in  dissonance and harmony.  like  and  John  to  But  the  “instinct”
              which  gone  elements:  him,  experienced.”  or  total—it  with  canvas.  tries  unseen,  remarkable  paintings  all-embracing  viewer  rather  by  of  interested  look  primary  bindu.  apart for the centre  important.  dominate

              that  have  grasp  religion.  the  to  within  seen,  sum  latent  the  that  opposite  the  canvas  The  identities  the  would  guided  labelled  Yve-Alain  ground.”  promise  square  of  -  the  surprised  While

















































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                                                                                                                                                 S H Raza in Gorbio, 1982
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