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Dubai based artist Raj decided to go the spiritual way & came up with this multicoloured wonder . A 1969 Fiat transforms to become a metaphorical sculpture/installation piece named Omkara - the vehicle to cross the ocean of life. On one side of the car is an illustration of the majestic postcard India complete with elephants & a palace. On the other side is a rather kitch painting/sculpture of an unusually placid Shiva & his consort Parvati. On the reverse resides on lotuses, lord Vishnu. The interior of the car is lined with rich Indian textiles with the Hindu scriptures on them.
The future looks ambitious albiet fatal for Omkara , Raj has decided to take the car out for a spin ,starting the journey from the Arabian sea and ending up at the Indian Ocean where Omkara will be put to rest. A true metaphor of the evolution of all that is materialistic & therefore impermanent. Well, I hope Omkara has a good journey, lets toast to the most psychadelic Premier Padmini that ever was !
You know, at first glance that seems like something Manih Arora might like to use as a prop...but it's far too cool for that. I remember being deeply fascinated by Premier Padminis back in the day because they looked so small, like toys- imagine what driving that one would be like.
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ReplyDeleteI totally see the Manish Arora thing happening , would have liked to see a more stylised technique on Om-car-a but he/she was created to ultimately be destroyed(circle of life etc)
Lovely!
ReplyDeletenice car. and yesh very manish arora..
ReplyDeleteHi Cool car, Will this up for sale any time in the future ?
ReplyDeleteI dont seee the car at all! It's gone???
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