The Beginning of Beginnings

by Smruthi Gargi Eswar

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Size:	25 x 36.5 inches x 2 nos.
Medium:	Acrylic on Canvas
Year:	2025
Signature:	Bottom Right

Description

In the very beginning of time, it is said that the whole world was an ocean. And in it floated a solitary lotus leaf. But even in this beginning of beginnings, there was already an eye that watched. The lotus leaf grew from the belly button of Vishnu and it was his eye that watched. And then there is the beginning with the Devi. While other gods went about creating, she already existed within the forest. When she opened her eyes, life burst into being.

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In the very beginning of time, it is said that the whole world was an ocean. And in it floated a solitary lotus leaf. But even in this beginning of beginnings, there was already an eye that watched. The lotus leaf grew from the belly button of Vishnu and it was his eye that watched. And then there is the beginning with the Devi. While other gods went about creating, she already existed within the forest. When she opened her eyes, life burst into being.

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ABOUT Smruthi Gargi Eswar

Smruthi Gargi Eswar is a painter, graphic artist and storyteller. She studied at the Baroda Faculty of Fine Arts and Chitrakala Parishath, Bangalore briefly. Her art studies started much earlier, while she was still a student at The Valley School KFI. From a fine arts education, Smruthi moved on to graphic design and photography almost immediately. Eventually she returned to the world of art, finding within it, an avenue to explore, address and express at a more personal level. Working with hidden and forgotten mythologies, she brings them to life with a highly unique and singular expression—one that is contemporary while still carrying within it a deep sense of time.
With shows travelling to Berlin & Syke, Budapest, New York, Cochin, Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad, Smruthi works from her studio space—Studio Smu—in Bangalore, India. She has also enjoyed collaborating with designers, performance artists and other creative professionals. In 2014, she held a solo show in New Delhi, showcasing works from her “Sister Misfortune” series at acclaimed fashion designer Ritu Kumar’s flagship store. The hugely successful art series, for which Smruthi has been creating works for over a decade, has also been exhibited in Kochi, Bangalore, Mumbai and Hyderabad. Moving on to painting on canvas, she has launched her most recent series, “The Centre is Everywhere”, with Artisera in her home city, Bangalore.
With her photography work published in India and the Philippines, and her performative story telling hosted by Ballhaus Ost in Berlin, Smruthi’s art has been engaged with and collected by art patrons around the world.

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Details

Size:	25 x 36.5 inches x 2 nos.
Medium:	Acrylic on Canvas
Year:	2025
Signature:	Bottom Right

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Artworks should be displayed away from direct sunlight and breeze. To clean accumulated dust from a painting, use a soft, dry brush very lightly on the surface. Make sure there is no moisture on the bristles before touching the artwork. For repairing more severe damage, such as cracks or discolouration, it is best to seek help from a professional. Once a year, remove the artwork from the wall for a couple of days to let the wall breathe and avoid moisture accumulation.

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