A good fight is never won unless you back it up
with complete faith – whether it is with outer forces that you are fighting or
it is a fight with your own body or soul. With brain haemorrhage and multiple
fractures, Rashmi was bedridden and cared less about herself, her near and dear
and even life.
Little did Rashmi know about her past and the uncertain
future when she fought and struggled to get back to life from her retrograde
amnesia. Her name, her family members, and even memories, she could recall
nothing. Where mothers are supposed to be the guiding light for their children,
Rashmi’s daughter became her guardian angel and inspired her to channelize her
life into something constructive. It was faith that changed her life forever.
God had served her a new canvas to paint on. And she drew a
beautiful joyful picture rather than a dull, painful, dark one. She started
from learning the alphabets, straight lines and figures and finally after a
long struggle she recovered. As a part to reconstruct her life, she also
learned how to draw, paint and mix colours. Sculptor Purshottam Singh
contributed to her journey as she learned the basics of arts from him.
In earlier works of Rashmi Singh one could find her effort
in trying to reconstruct her life. They were inspired by the work that she
observed artisans from far and wide do on various mediums starting from wood to
clay. Now a mature artist, her work incorporates Miniature Paintings, Tanjore
Paintings and Relief Works. Most of her
works talks about spirituality and the struggle she faced while she bounced
back to her normal life. And many about the joys and process of finding true
peace within oneself.
“Truly I don’t treat myself as an artist. Art is like a
soothing treatment to me, It is just a form of expression for me. Peace can be
achieved only through complete devotion and true peace is when one can be in
unison with one’s soul. Exhibiting my work was never my motive, but a time came
when I was asked by everyone to exhibit my works as an inspiration to others,”
says Rashmi Singh.
She started with her exhibition named ‘Prayas’at a
University and now exhibits her fourth solo show ‘Ayati’ which means ‘royal
future’ at Alliance Francaise, New Delhi, opening on the 15th April and going
on till 16th April, 2014. Here she is showcasing 34 of her recent works,
including Miniature Paintings, Tanjore and Jewellery. Shahnaz Husain, the
famous beautician and Niren SenGupta were seen motivating her to work further.
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