Rising Above
The mighty horse
And the rising sun
The race of Life
And the will to run.
The third in a “The Reflections” collection of three artworks by Ashima Kumar to be released is Rising Above. These paintings represent three attributes of the human mind, the horse representing the race of life. Collectively they symbolise man’s desire to reach his/her eternal goal – the merger with the Supreme Being.
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