Illustrations for a book
Style: Kolam & Buddhist Design
"Red Flower, White Moon"
Author: Anusha Amrapali
One of the most omnipresent connections between art
and maths is - "Sacred geometry". It's everywhere. In the leaves, in branches, in snails, even a single snowflake is filled with it.
And as simple as it looks, IT IS NOT.
For example, 'Kolam', that borrows a lot from sacred geometry and cymatics, can put a knot in one's mind while in the making, but can undo the knot in the viewer's mind when finished.
One of these evenings, I was feeling drawn to these patterns. As if I could see the meaning in every symmetry, every perfect circle, every continuous curve the nature has to present. And no sooner than I picked up my sketch book to draw a new Kolam, I received a message from Anusha, asking me if I could design 'Kolams' for her book of poetry.
Well, The Alchemist was right after all, about the connection between his
ever conspiring universe and our cute little wants.
Here comes.. the Kolams..!
Red Flower, White Moon
Author: Anusha Amrapali
Publisher : BookLogix (April 3, 2023)
The author intends to provide some food for thought to ultimately urge readers to take action and support the petition to honor our land by growing and sharing food in the community:
www.change.org/freelandfreefreshfood.
This book presents a mixture of ideas from various cultural traditions that shape the author's experiences, from her roots in Tamil Nadu, India, to Buddhist stories and practices, and Native American languages. Ultimately, she draws from the spirit of unity of all peoples and concepts on Mother Earth to reflect back to the world universally relatable themes, regardless of one's cultural background and upbringing.
The book is available on Amazon:
Red Flower, White Moon https://amzn.eu/d/a1p7GX0
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