A new calendar by one of our most favourite sannyasin artists, the painter who designed the Zen Tarot Deck.
Veeno’s second Tarot reading today: “The King of Hearts cares for others, is a stimulating partner in all areas, is open for the loving touch of existence.”
Veeno’s Tarot reading: “The Queen of Hearts is flooded with love and serenity of spirit. She stands for the moving, the emotional, the creative, the soulful of the feminine.”
News from Svagito about the long-awaited museum in Tuscany, Italy, created to house Meera’s artwork to celebrate her legacy as a painter and art therapist.
Rajendra talks to Punya about his mobile sculptures that were shown in Corfu Buddha Hall a short while ago.
Veeno’s Tarot reading: The Jack of Clubs symbolizes the unconscious and shows possibilities for breakthroughs by bringing awareness, coupled with creative ideas, into mechanical patterns.
Veeno’s Tarot reading: The Jack of Diamonds is the lucky guy! He can be seen as a simpleton who does not know how to handle material goods or as an innocent lad who frees himself from inhibiting burden.
Veeno’s writes: “The Queen of Spades. As a person: an independent woman, a friend of rare caliber, a visionary. Qualities: intuitive, merciless intelligence, strives for consciousness, puts herself in the service of growth.”
Veeno’s exploration into Tarot reading with traditional playing cards continues: “The King of Clubs: The Great Warrior. As a person, he is a mature man, a father, an authority figure. His characteristics are Courage, Sincerity, Integrity, Tenacity.”
Veeno’s third card in our new collection. She calls the card in her poetic reading ‘The Heart Magnet’.
Veeno’s second card in our new collection. The reading this time comes out as a love letter from the body.
Today we start with a new series: An exploration into Tarot reading with traditional playing cards. “A celebration of life and love. A mighty blessing streams through her, the Wise Woman of the Good Earth, the Queen of Diamonds.”
Punya reviews Siddhena’s book that is being launched today, 18th January 2020 in Tokyo; “A treasure trove… packed with insights, suggestions and projects.”
Svagito’s invitation to visit the Art Exhibition of Osho’s and Meera’s paintings and participate in the Festival. Tokyo, April 3-5, 2020
New artwork by Siddhena and a piece of writing on creativity, on the intuitive back-and-forth flow between action and response.
Osho talks in darshan to an art professor: about Objective Art and about banning tourists from sacred places, unless they meditate first.
Osho News was invited to a preview of the webshop for reproductions of Padma’s work, and to pose a few questions to the artist.
An interview with Padma about her life as an artist, and in more detail, painting on Japanese screens covered in silver or gold leaf.
Subhuti talks about the talented women who illustrated three of the most popular Tarot Decks in use today. Here are their stories:
When passion meets inspiration, even a medium as dry as wood springs into life to tell a story. Sureel Kumar’s exhibition The Whispering Wood has quite a few in store! Gurnaaz Kaur in The Tribune, March 26, 2019.
Padma’s long-anticipated collection of Buddha images shown in a video, to the alluring music of Chaitanya Deuter.
Osho speaks on the topic of ‘Authentic Art’: “True art means: if it helps you to become silent, still, joyous; if it gives you a celebration; if it makes you dance … if it becomes a bridge between you and God — that is true art.”
Subhra Mazumdar reviews Pratiksha Apurv’s book, The Mystic and Her Colours. Published in ART&DEAL, India, in their December 2018 issue.
Award-winning artist Pratiksha Apurv, who happens to be spiritual guru Osho’s niece, has come out with a unique coffee table book – The Mystic and Her Colours. ‘Society’ reveals the artist and her book that combines her paintings and articles of spiritual nature, writes CSS Latha. Published in their October 2018 issue.
Editorial by Bhagawati with a review of Pratiksha Apurv’s recently-launched book, The Mystic and Her Colours. Published in The Speaking Tree on November 17, 2018
Anand Kul Bhushan selected several paintings from Pratiksha Apurv’s recently published coffee table book, ‘The Mystic and her Colours’ – and commented on them.
Pratiksha Apurv’s life and vision in colour – by Anand Kul Bhushan. “Listening to Osho, I get lost. I’m not here, then painting just happens; I’m not painting but expressing my meditative experiences,’’ she says.
Padma presents her Calendar for 2019, showing artwork she did between 1998 and 2018, and reminisces about the time Osho told her to drop all ideas of sitting silently, but rather abandon herself in creativity. He had said to her, “Creativity is your meditation.”
Anand Kul Bhushan reviews Pratiksha Apurv’s just released book and says that it is a treasure for art aficionados and spiritual seekers.
In these slide shows, Anando Arnold shows his most recent, very large, artwork together with his smaller work called Redux.
An essay by Marc and Bhagawati on the famous American avant-garde novelist, poet, playwright and art collector, Gertrude Stein (February 3, 1874 – July 27, 1946).
Svagito’s report, video and photo slide shows about the exhibition-cum-events held near Munich last weekend.
A thousand years of Tibetan masterpieces revealed for the first time. Writer and photographer Thomas Laird’s 10-year project records crumbling Buddhist murals before they are lost. Published in The Guardian on May 6, 2018.
A strong spiritual vein runs through the art of Pratiksha Apurv, a national award-winning painter and niece of spiritual master Osho, who is presently showcasing her collection of artworks titled ‘Mystical Moments’ in the capital. Published in Asian Age, March 20, 2018.
Nirvi Bennich shows her paintings in our virtual Art Gallery and says, “I am feeling so lucky for having been part of Meera’s creativity for so many years – now I feel I can include both Meera’s influence and what I learned in Art School.”
Pratiksha Apurv writes of the transforming effect that her uncle and master, Osho, had on her, and how that paved the way for insightful expressions on canvas. Published in Speaking Tree, India, on March 18, 2018.
Pratiksha Apurv introduces us to mystic women who became enlightened and in the process, spread the fragrance of divinity around. Published in Speaking Tree, India, on March 4, 2018.
Siddhena’s new artwork shown in his exhibition in Kyoto, entitled ‘Ecstatic Zero’. We asked him how he chose this name.
Premyog shows a selection of artwork created during the past three years: “While painting or creating objects, there is no thinking, no pondering, no judging, no hesitating, no pushing, no doubting.”
Our online gallery features artwork by Salia (Bernadette Baumgartner) with a short introduction by Punya. Salia said, “I can hardly stop painting, I am making those little square paintings, one after the other.”