This series of paintings is rooted in my spiritual practice. Since 2008, I have been developing a body of work that begins with written language but moves beyond the literal, seeking to infuse painting with intention rather than readability. These works, which I now call the Mantra Series, are grounded in the subtle transmission of states of awareness.
The earliest pieces grew out of an urgent need to externalize emotion — writing directly into the canvas in a stream-of-consciousness mode. Over time, my process shifted from personal expression toward a more universal and transcendent focus, connected with my practice of Japa meditation, the repetition of sacred Sanskrit mantras. I began exploring how a specific vibration or intention might be carried into visual form and transmitted through a painting that still speaks to contemporary audiences.
Each painting in this series is founded on one or more mantras written repeatedly into the base layers of the work. Rather than illustrating these mantras, I allow their presence to shape the surface — layering text, gesture, and color until they generate a visual field that carries symbolic complexity. The paintings are not meant to be read in a conventional sense; they are meant to be experienced, like music, as carriers of resonance that reach beyond language.
While my visual vocabulary reflects my own cultural lineage and artistic influences, the guiding force of the Mantra Series is the transmission of presence and the transformation of the spaces in which the paintings are installed.