Paul - H - Fishing Nets Yayoi Kusama Study - 16X20 Oil on Canvas Original

Fishing Nets is  Yayoi Kusama study in Oil.  I used the technique of Yayoi Kusama and created the Fishing nets of Kochi where I come from in the south western part of India.  The fishing nets are an iconic feature of the landscape at the Jetty in Fort Kochi and always have a special place in my heart.  I think I will do many of these renderings in different colors.

The next time I am going to lay down the paint with a different brush.  Yayoi Kusama's technique is meditative and calming.  I did not expect that repetitive motions done with care and concentration can still lead to so many interesting variations.  The beauty of this painting is that when hung in different directions it gives the viewer a completely different perspective. 

Please look up this art story here: (https://www.theartstory.org/artist/kusama-yayoi/) 

This is the course I took to study Abstract art through MOMA and here is a link to the video that was used to develop this painting (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZBC3nmvJb8) Corey D'Augustine does a fabulous job and I actually paid to get a certificate of this course because I was so impressed.  I highly recommend Coursera.

My blog is really a collection of my thoughts on the effect of  color in art on the health and well being of society.  This initial study  will help me get seed data upon which other studies will be based upon.  If you fill out this questionnaire and send it in to [email protected] you will be entered to win an original painting of mine on November 30, 2020.  If you sign up for my monthly newsletter you can stay abreast of news pertaining to my study, my art and some ideas that form food for thought.

The predominant colors in this artwork are red and white in its various shades.  The size of the original artwork is relevant for a cozy nook.  It will do very well if it is framed in a handsome frame.  If you prefer a larger size, I recommend buying a print from the site that allows for purchasing several items not just prints.  Also, sales of any of the items help the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as 100% of the profits are donated until Jun 5, 2020 and 25% thereafter.

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Please note that the sale of this original art will generate funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) to help raise money for cancer research.  I was introduced to the work of LLS in 2017.  This organization that has climbed up 30 points in one year on the Forbes charity navigator.  It is run by highly competent scientists and physicians who I have personally met.  They believe they can cure cancer within our lifetime, and I agree.  Study and look at the progress they have made since their inception nearly 70 years ago! The cure rate of blood cancers in 1960, the year I was born, was 3%.  Today it is 94%. 

The research continues to happen at a feverish pace all over the world to bridge that gap.  I raise money for Aparna who sadly lost her fight to cancer.  We are losing many more as we speak whose lives have been cut short by these dreadful diseases.  Just within the last week we have lost two of the greats, Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor, to this deadly disease.  Every life is precious.  It is our responsibility to help fund the fight and propel discoveries.  We are the product of such discoveries.  We enjoy a longer life expectancy because of the discoveries of people who came before us.  I am a product of scholarships that were provided to me when I was a young, bright-eyed, enthusiastic PhD student who put in nearly 15 hours a day toward research.  So I ask you unabashedly, on behalf of these scholars who toil, to help find those discoveries that will finally beat cancer.