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1 month agoInanna and Ebih: A Poetic Narrative on Feminine Power
Inanna and Ebih narrates Inanna's victory over the mountain god Ebih, emphasizing themes of respect and the divine feminine.
Kohli's work is inspired by the generative forces of nature-its cycles of growth, dissolution, and renewal. Central to the artist's visual language is Shakti, the transformative power of the divine feminine. Kohli uses the womb as a potent symbol of creation and possibility, exploring transformation within the eternal cycles of birth and death.
when referring to God - often the deity described in the Bible - as "He." Whether it's Alanis Morissette's iconic portrayal of God in the 1999 comedy " Dogma" or Ariana Grande's titular declaration in her 2018 track " God is a Woman," the effect is the same: a mixture of irreverence and empowerment. It dovetails, moreover, with a ubiquitous political slogan: " The future is female."
Blurring the distinction between abstraction and figuration, Expanded Eye's recent works explore themes of the divine feminine and 'the peaceful power of the Earthmother.'