
Seema Kohli Indian, b. 1960
Navgaraha Series, 2020
Acrylic and ink on canvas with 24ct gold and silver leaf
width 24 in.
width 61 cm
width 61 cm
Following the Hindu iconography of depicting the nine planets, Seema Kohli's 'Navagraha Series' illustrates the heavenly dance of the Navagraha within a magnificent mandala in her unique method. Each elaborates...
Following the Hindu iconography of depicting the nine planets, Seema Kohli's "Navagraha Series" illustrates the heavenly dance of the Navagraha within a magnificent mandala in her unique method. Each elaborates on nine celestial bodies and deities in feminine disguise as a reflection of Kohli's deep spiritual investigation and creative talent. In reference to the effect of nine deities on humans, the female simulation of Kohli's 'navgraha' is effectual towards the vitality, perpetuity of feminine energy and its efforted sustenance to reach the zenith like the bloomed petals of a flower. The work of art celebrates interdependence and the enduring interaction of persistence with generation, making it a transcendent experience replete with Kohli’s signature icons.