{"id":697,"date":"2020-11-08T23:34:49","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T21:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artforpeace.petapeta.cz\/?p=697"},"modified":"2026-07-29T12:11:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:11:53","slug":"jharna-kala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artforpeace.cz\/en\/umeni\/jharna-kala\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Chinmoy’s Artistic Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sri Chinmoy<\/a>developed his own original artistic style, which he called Jharna-Kala<\/strong>, which means\u201cfountain of art\u201d<\/i>. The source of creative inspiration for these acrylic abstracts was the profound silence of contemplative consciousness, from which inner experiences welled up and were reflected in his extensive body of work. This spontaneous artistic style, characterized by a balanced harmony of light and color, captures the inner insight of the moment\u2014from which speak a love for humanity, an experience of life\u2019s harmony, a sense of beauty, and the joy of artistic creation. The artist himself describes his approach to his work as follows:<\/p>\n

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“While I paint, I do not use my mind, because the process of thinking binds us. I have nothing in my mind. I try to keep my mind as empty, idle, and calm as possible. The mind is like the surface of the sea. On the surface, the sea is filled with waves and turbulence; it is all restlessness. But when we dive deep, that same sea is all peace, calm, and silence, and there we find the source of creativity.”<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"\"<\/a>Sri Chinmoy developed his unique artistic style very quickly thanks to his indomitable creative energy. During his first year (1975), he painted more than 100,000 works, including 16,031 paintings created during a 24-hour \u201cmarathon.\u201d His art is characterized by his characteristicspontaneity and playfulness<\/strong>. Although he often used traditional brushes for painting, he also made his own tools for applying paint from cotton or cut-up sponges.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>His extensive collection of artworks also includes a series of lyrical drawings of birds with the poetic titleDream-Freedom Peace-Birds<\/strong>, which represent a key motif in his work and symbolize the soul\u2014the eternal essence of human existence. Many of these small depictions are incorporated into large, colorful mosaics, where they number as many as several thousand in a single work. These Zen-like simple, pure, and calligraphic strokes, executed using a variety of techniques\u2014including watercolors, gouache, pastels, and colored pencils, contain an uplifting touch of aspiring consciousness, from which an inner experience of happiness, peace, and freedom speaks. The artist commented on this work as follows:<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>\u201cBirds have a very special significance; they embody freedom. When we see a bird flying across the sky, it reminds us of our own inner freedom. Within each of us lies an inner reality in the form of the soul. The soul, just like a bird, flies through the inner sky of infinity.<\/i>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A selection of Sri Chinmoy\u2019s most notable art exhibitions around the world<\/h3>\n