Telangana Governor to inaugrate Abhay K’s ‘Shunyata’ painting exhibition at Salar Jung Museum

Artist Abhay K, has tried visualising Shunyata or emptiness of inherent or independent existence of al phenomena in his paintings

Hyderabad: Governor Jishnu Dev Varma will inaugurate ‘Shunyata’ paintings by Abhay K. at the Exhibition Hall, Western Block of Salar Jung Museum on December 16 at 12 noon. The exhibition will remain open till December 25.

The Buddhist concept of ‘Shunyata’ or ‘Emptiness’ which comes from the Buddha’s

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Pratityasamutpada (Dependent Origination) theory, was as per the legends, revealed by Bodhisattva Avlokiteshvara to Sariputra on the Gridhakuta Parvat (Vulture’s Peak) in Rajgriha (Rajgir) in Bihar. Later, philosopher Nagarjuna developed his philosophy of Madhyamaka or Shunyavad from it.

Artist Abhay K, has tried visualising Shunyata or emptiness of inherent or independent existence of al phenomena in his paintings. Forms are visible when one looks at them closely, but as one move away from them, forms disappear, and what remains is emptiness, a true validation of the crux of Heart Sutra.

Abhay K’s paintings depicting forms in a meditative state as well as emptiness have a calming effect and transport us to realms, where art and imagination converge in harmony.

He has exhibited his paintings in several countries earlier including Russia, France, Brazil and Madagascar, as well as in India at Bihar Museum and National Museum of India.