Origin 126

Pulsing points of energy define Shobha Broota’s paintings from her Origin series, whether just a meditative point in the colour field of the canvas, or revolving orbs that create a geometric cluster spaced at equivalent intervals. There is a sense of calm about these works that hope to transcend time to deliver us to the moment when the universe was created. ‘At other moments the works affect a balance between diverse or divisive elements; attain a proportionality and harmony that resonates throughout a viewer’s being,’ notes Keshav Malik. ‘This in turn has the effect of communicating universal, that is, objective principles of cohesion such as give us the feel of certainty about the very nature of reality, and of our relationship to the surmised whole—datum of clean circles, flowing dots and lines.’