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ABOUT​​​​

 

Moksananda is a British born artist living and working in Valencia, Spain, where he has lived for more than 35 years. He explores both abstract and figurative art.

 

From a very early age his inner life has been vivid. As a child he found himself surrounded by imaginal beings, something that continues to this day, and felt an intense curiosity in the mystery of being alive. He also discovered the great classical composers and knew then that he wanted to live a life of creativity.

 

In his late teens he became interested in Buddhism and at 25 was ordained into a Buddhist Order, where he received his name (meaning ‘The joy of freedom’). He later founded the Valencia Buddhist Centre and for more than 30 years worked and traveled extensively in the Hispanic world, helping create community, giving talks and leading retreats, teaching and supporting others on the path, while deepening his own practice and understanding.

 

Following a strong inner call to change his life he turned to exploring the arts in more depth, and is now a full-time artist. Denis Taylor, painter and art writer, described Moksananda in Painters Tubes Magazine, as ‘an artist of enormous flexibility [...] an original painter who mixes intelligence, talent and skill with story telling.’ He has studied under American abstract artist Ty Nathan Clark.

 

He is also a father, published author and enjoys making video work. His paintings are shown regularly in exhibitions, both individual and collective, and are in private collections in the UK, Europe, the States, Mexico and Australia.​

ARTIST STATEMENT

My artwork explores the way of the inner life. It is an expression of this path and, hopefully, a reminder of it to others. It reflects a search for wholeness and deep individuality, and the possibilities of creative connection with others based on this way of being.

 

I generally work on canvas and paper, using oils and acrylics, along with charcoal, pastel and graphite. I am drawn to the space where representational and non-representational art forms meet, between figuration and abstraction. Uncertainty regarding what is being perceived is an important aspect of my work. 

 

Elements of chance and moments of intuition are key in my creative process, as is play. The unexpected is a part of the dynamics of composition, a subtle tension between precision in the way I use the materials and an apparent randomness. The creative process is an interplay between conscious choice and something beyond myself.

 

My full-time studio practice involves continuity of work, reflection, research, meditation, and solitary unstructured time. I sometimes think of works of art as what the ancient Celts called "thin places" - a point in time and space where the veils that blind us to another dimension of being become attenuated.

 

The world needs men and women who are committed to living and relating on the basis of an authentic individuality; people who resist the forces of conformity and of the group, but also of self-obsessed individualism, and who prioritise heart-depth and soul over immediate gratification, direct personal experience over belief and dogma, mystery and openness over forced certainty.  My artwork is an integral part of my own attempt to walk this path and to embrace this other way of being.

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