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| Meenakshi Mohan |
Frozen in Time
My
painting, oil on canvas, and my poem Frozen in Time are inspired by Georges
Seurat’s A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. The print I
used was a close-up shot, blurry, undefined, and vague. I used my imagination
to fill the gaps in my painting. I realized that the blend of colors in his
dots was meaningful when seen from a distance. I was fascinated by the optical
illusions his painting created.
How can the drops of water know
themselves to be a river
Zen Saying
why did people on your canvas
creating a human mosaic
on a Sunday’s golden glory
at the beach of the Seine River
seem distant, detached
each one like an island
a silent tableau
what secrets did these tiny dots
represent
on earth’s vast canvas
each soul a solitary islet – silent,
isolated
no clasping hands, no shared
embrace
yet, woven together, they created
the whole.
what did the silent journey of the Seine
whisper
beneath the ever-rolling sun
did it speak of the transience of
life
fleeting days and folding and unfolding of
destinies
yet, your Sunday Afternoon on
the Island of La Grande Jatte
has crossed centuries
and your people stayed frozen in
time
and found their endless realm.
Frozen in Time, painting by
Meenakshi Mohan
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