Sampoornam- the complete.

Everything about the work of B Swapna Reddy, speaks of the cultural ethos in which she has grown up. And it is not only to do with the Giver and the Remover of Obstacles, Lord Ganesha that forms the basis of the vibrant work on display at the Lakshana Art Gallery, Judge Jambulingam Road.
Sampoornam-- The Complete, is in a way a complete experience in terms of thoughts, forms and colours. And this completion Swapna seeks to fulfil through the various Ganeshas which shows almost all aspects of life in a world filled with tradition and the cultural experience of this Elephant God. Whether he gives, plays an instrument, bestowers of boons, protector – in his myriad roles, he is omnipresent and pervading. And if anyone sees how he adorns the walls of the gallery in such a burst of colour and motifs, that this feeling of pervasiveness is very obvious.
According to the artist, if a canvas is akin to a temple, the subject is the deity to whom an artist offers worship. ‘’And my journey as an artist began in the exploration of the customs habits and values that shape our daily lives. My art searches for the significance behind common activities that has been lost to mechanical modernity. ‘’
And for many especially in the south, the Elephant God is all present in everything that is done- in homes, office spaces , at street nooks and corners – in fact, in every possible place he is there to show the way and to remove every bit of obstacle –never mind if he himself is in the way. So everything begins with the invocation and with a plea for blessings from him to carry on and these emotions come out through the rough texture adopted by Swapna – and in that the bindu, the geometric forms of symbol worship and the thread that is there speaks of the south Indian milieu that has been internalised by many artists – and she is no different in this. But having said that she gives it all her own world view and in the manner of mounting the Ganesha (in a three dimensional manner) and providing some very lovely colours (pink, green mustard yellow for instance) to him she brings what is perhaps what make her work rather beautiful to behold.