Shringar: (v); adorn, decorate, enrich, grace, ornament
Beautifully
expressed in the eternal song
mai.n
to kar aauu.n solaah si.ngaar / (I will come, adorned with the sixteen
embellishments)
ThaaDe rahiiyo, o baa.nke yaar / (Keep waiting, oh beautiful lover)
ThaaDe rahiiyo, o baa.nke yaar / (Keep waiting, oh beautiful lover)
Shringar is a natural desire of a woman to enhance her appeal and attractiveness through the process of getting ready using clothing, makeup, jewelry, and accessories; adding a spark to her beauty. Shringar in an Indian woman alludes to the ritual of dressing up in which she embellishes her beauty from head to toe in adornments symbolizing femininity, fertility, and prosperity.
Shringar in a traditional Indian woman is a reflection of her rich Indian culture, tradition, and heritage. A traditional Indian woman
dresses up using components and accessories of beauty and attire that symbolize
her faith, belief, culture, and value; and with her attire and accessories she symbolically carries with her well-wishes and blessings.
Shringar for me is not about style and fashion, but about
those things that add beauty and vibrancy to life.
In this project I have tried to do just that, add a bit of
spark to highlight the beauty in this piece of cabinetry. The merger of design
and tradition in this piece was brought forth through simple ethnic Indian
design, worked with a very fine tuned hand painted design. Just as an Indian
woman with every step of shringar, adds to herself another aspect bringing out
her inner beauty and charm; so did this piece with every brush stroke reveal
its stunning beauty and wonder.
In choosing my colors for the hand painting I drew from
shringar of an Indian woman; the white color signifies purity, the red color is
considered a sign of auspiciousness, joy, and happiness and the gold lends a
touch of opulence and prosperity. The maharajah elephants add a sense of
majesty to this piece. The richness of the final piece reflects all components of
choices and decisions coming together.
At the end of it all…no shringar compares to the beauty of a
woman’s smile, reminding me that a woman’s beauty comes from more places than
her outer appearance. The soft beauty, grace, elegance, and representation of
cultural art in this piece serve to enhance its beauty in the admirer’s eyes. In
working on this piece, along the journey, touching its depths with respect and
admiration and appreciation for its beauty, I was rewarded with joy. Joy and
pride and happiness.
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