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Humsafar... हमसफ़र

Chaand ki simt jab urrta hoon
चाँद की सिम्त जब उतरता हूँ 

To har baar ajab saniha ho jata hai
तो हर बार अजब सानिहा हो जाता है 

Mere ghar mein jalaa karta hai jo matti ka diya
मेरे घर में जला करता है जो मिटटी का दिया 

Apni lou sar pe rakhe aata hai
अपनी लौ सर पर रखे आता है 

aur kehta hai
और कहता है 

Terey saath chaloonga, ke safar door ka hai
तेरे साथ चलूँगा, के सफ़र दूर का है 

aur tu raah se bhatkaa
और तू राह से भटका  

To main be'aasara reh jaoonga !!
तो मैं बेआसरा रह जाऊँगा  !!

(Ahmed Nadeem Qasami)

Rare “NakhaChitra” (fingernail sculpted art) by Suhas Tavkar

Word “NAKHACHITRA” comes from the ancient Indian Sanskrit language of the Hindus for the Fingernail sculpted art, which is created just by using own fingernails (God-given fingernails as a basic tool to write and draw) without using any artist tools, machine or hand press. "Nakhachitrakala" (fingernail sculpted art technique) is one of the world's rarest, ancient, unique and unknown art form. If you wana know more about this beautiful art of Mr. Suhas Tavkar , here is the link

http://www.suhas-tavkar.artistwebsites.com/

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Banana Oxidization art

Tonico Lemos Auad, a Brazilian living in London...

creates drawings on bananas in a show at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts for the Beck's Futures 2004 art prize. Auad draws on the bananas with a needle, a hitherto neglected medium for graphic art. (When you cut through the skin of the fruit it oxidizes and turns into a black line.)

Oil Paintings of Ana Teresa Fernandez

Ana Teresa Fernández is a highly regarded contemporary Mexican-American artist whose work, including her large-scale oil paintings, uses hyperrealism to confront complex socio-political issues. Her paintings are deeply connected to her performance and social justice actions, often serving as a permanent documentation of a temporary, physically intense, or politically charged event.

Style and Subject Matter of Her Oil Paintings

1. Hyperrealism and the Body

Fernández's oil paintings are known for their hyperrealist technique, which lends a powerful, almost unsettling verisimilitude to the scenes. Her subjects are often based on photographic documentation of her own performances, ensuring that the painted image—no matter how surreal the scenario—is rooted in something that "really happened."

2. Themes of Feminism and Labor

A significant portion of her oil paintings, particularly from her earlier work, addresses gender politics and the societal expectations placed on women.

• "Daily Duties" Series: In this series (sometimes referred to as Telaraña or Pressing Matters), the paintings depict women, often Fernández herself, performing menial household tasks like mopping, sweeping, or ironing.

• The Provocative Twist: The women are usually dressed in a strapless black cocktail dress and stiletto heels while their faces are often obscured or absent. This juxtaposition critiques the contradictory expectations of femininity: a woman is expected to be alluring and sensual (the black dress) yet also diligently perform undervalued, de-skilled domestic labor.

3. Politics of the Border and Absence

Fernández uses her paintings to explore the fragility of borders and to address issues of immigration, human rights, and political injustice, which she refers to as "Magical Non-Fiction."

• Borrando La Frontera (Erasing the Border) (2011): This project, which was a public art performance, video, and painting series, epitomizes her approach. The paintings document her action of painting the border wall sky blue to make it blend with the background, creating the illusion of its temporary "erasure" and advocating for the unity of people "under the same sky."

• Erasure (2014-2016): This series is a reaction to the 2014 disappearance of 43 male students in Ayotzinapa, Mexico. Her related oil paintings depict fragments of a body—a mouth, arms, or the back of a head—on a flat black background. These images, often documentation of a performance where she painted her own body black, symbolize the absence, injustice, and censorship surrounding the disappearance of the young men.

In essence, Ana Teresa Fernández's oil paintings are a powerful artistic record, converting her fleeting acts of social commentary into durable, meticulously crafted canvases that force viewers to confront difficult realities.

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