Zig Zag Love Marks
by Rewa Walia , New Zealand
WxH: 27.50 x 19.50 inch ( 69.85 x 49.53 cm )
Type of Artwork :
Painting
Shipped as : Rolled
Zig Zag Love Marks
by Rewa Walia , New Zealand
Artwork Details
About The Artwork
Zig Zag Love Marks
Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Size: 27.5 x 19.5 inches
This original painting is inspired by my study of Sri Sri Vilaap Kusumaanjali with my shiksha guru, and it emerges from the intimate devotional world revealed by Raghunath Das Gosvami. In this sacred pastime, Krishna is painting aalta on Radharani’s foot, and in the overwhelming sweetness of her presence and beauty, the delicate lines become zig zag—marking not only the movement of his hand, but the trembling intensity of divine love itself.
The work reflects a moment of tender proximity, where beauty, devotion, and ecstatic absorption meet. Raghunath Das Gosvami, who is Tulasi or Rati Manjari in nitya lila, witnesses this divine scene, allowing the painting to carry both intimacy and spiritual depth. Zig Zag Love Marks is a celebration of sacred love, poetic vision, and the mystery of Krishna’s absorbed devotion to Radharani.
This is an original one-of-a-kind oil painting created for collectors who are drawn to devotional art rooted in timeless bhakti tradition and layered spiritual storytelling.
About The Artist
Rewa Walia - Christchurch, New Zealand
My work is a meditation on the ecstatic pain of spiritual separation, the richness of cultural heritage, and the transformative power of love. I believe that art can be both a personal sanctuary and a catalyst for dialogue—bridging worlds, generations, and hearts. In my practice, separation from the divine is not simply sorrowful, but a profound, transformative ecstasy.
CV
Rasa Manjari ( Rewa Walia ) Born in 1971 in Mumbai, India. Resides and works in Christchurch, New Zealand
Education:
2011: Certificate in Applied film making, NZ Film Academy, Auckland, New Zealand.
2003: Diploma of Creative Advertising Media Design School, Auckland, New Zealand.
1992: Bachelor of Fine Arts Sir J.J Inst. of Applied Arts, Mumbai, India.
Projects: 2019 - 2020: Rewa Gallery: Studio / Gallery space, Auckland, New Zealand
Selected Solo exhibitions:
2020: Rewa Gallery, “Red” Performance, Installation, Video, Auckland, New Zealand
2019: Rewa Gallery, “Transcendental doodles” Paintings, Auckland, New Zealand
2019: Rewa Gallery, “I can be someone else” Paintings, Video, Installation, Auckland, New Zealand
2018: Healing hills art space, “ I’m not this body” Performance Morni Hills, India
2018: Healing hills art space, “Abducted, site specific Performance” Morni Hills, India
2013: Queenstown lakes district council. “After the earth shook” Paintings Queenstown, New Zealand
2012: "Shiv sangam" A performance on cultural unity, funded by Auckland council, Creative communities scheme. Auckland, New Zealand
2009: Pop up show, “Joker series" Auckland, New Zealand
1996: “Faces” Mumbai, India
Selected Group exhibitions:
2010: "Joker series" Indian International Contemporary Art. “Parampara” Delhi, India
2010: “Mere sapno ka school” Independent Art Film, The Museum Gallery, Mumbai. India
2011: “Being Kiwi”, The Small packages, Auckland, New Zealand
2011: “Mere Sapno ka school” Independent Art Film, Bharat Bhawan, Bhopal, India
2011: Fundraising for Warkworth Welsford Hospice , Auckland, New Zealand
2011: “The Mind “ , How diversity works , Artstation, Auckland, New Zealand
2013: “Joker series” Habitat centre, New Delhi, India
2013: “Canvas of India” The State Art Gallery, Hyderabad, India.
2014: Vienna Showcase , Palais Scho?nborn, Vienna
2014: Fire arts centre of Chicago, USA
2014: 1st Italian Biennale of creativity , Verona, Palaexpo.
2014: “The Power of Perception” Creative Concept Inc, New York
2016: “Global Art Expose’, Kalanirvana, Hyderabad, India
2016: “Shiva Shakti’, Jehangir Art Gallery, India
2017: Biennale, New digital art biennale. A pavilion of The Wrong
2023: “What are you looking at? Vol 3. Linwood Arts centre, Christchurch, New Zealand
Selected Residencies:
2014: International Art Residency, Konya, Turkey
2014: Ostraka International Art residency, Egypt
2014: 3rd Kiar Redidency, Bhubaneswar, India
2013: Press club of Odisha , Bhubaneswar, India Selected press:
Shipping & Returns
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