The sweetest kiss is the kiss to 'make up'. 2012 Charcoal, pastels and gold on canvas 120x150 cm
A tornado will not blow me away. 2014. A self-portrait.80x60 cm
Miscarriage of justice. 2012 Charcoal and gold on canvas 150x120 cm
Fire cannot burn me. 2021 Charcoal and cabbage juice on paper, 30x40 cm
Water cannot wet me. 2021 Charcoal and cabbage juice on paper, 30x40
The wind cannot move us when we are together. 2022 Charcoal on paper, 30x40
In 2012, Shivani Mathur received medical counsel to stop using oil paints because the corrosive fumes they emitted during the drying process were eroding her cornea. She made a courageous trade. She exchanged a box of oil paints for a stick of charcoal.
These charcoals became symbols of the resilience and regeneration that lies at the heart of her practice.
In Verse 23, Chapter 2 of The Gita this bouyancy of the eternal and timeless inner self is beautifully described: 'Fire cannot burn it, Water cannot wet it. The Wind cannot dry it.'
