A desire to know and experience some of the many unknowns has got me thus far- from moving across four continents with a young family, to a promising career in research and to exploring different art forms.
Ironically, one of those many unknowns has been knowing myself which got stronger with the early-onset of Parkinson's disease !
Art has been the new bridge to the world within and around me.
Art has not only been one of the ways to keep up with my dexterity but is my means of finding the "who" in me. It is a platform to express myself as echoed by realist painter Edward Hopper- “If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.”
I resound what artist Scott Adams said “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep !”
Thanks for your time,
Shilpa Nagaraju-Shastri