The subtle abstract
art makes me stop in my tracks, and I stand still, quietly observing and
letting the glow wash over me. There are blue and yellow hues, intermingled
with crimson red and violet. I sense a warm feeling, like cosy velvet, and I
observe a quiet ripple of peace and beauty. Time stands still, I feel perfectly
in the moment.
A visitor on seeing Marie-Claire Barsotti’s paintings at Pitanga
Hers is not a well-known
name in Auroville artists’ circles.
“I’ve always been a part-timer,” explains Marie-Claire. “I always felt that my
creativity should be at the service of units that bring money to Auroville. For
some years, I was involved with design. Then I did holoenergetic healing [a healing method developed by Dr. Laskow,
eds.], gave holistic astrology consultations, and did teachers’ trainings.
My feeling echoed that of the community that doing art was not serving the
community, but only a self-cen...
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