Bhagat Singh Bedi has been painting Sikh History since the young age of 11. He continues to use his gift to create works of Sikh Art that inspire and uplift the soul.
The central theme of my show was about the qualities embedded in our multi-faceted Sikh History, which is a history of warriors and saints.
It was a way of connecting Sikhs with the greater non-Sikh community. I thought this was a crazy idea. However I was pretty familiar with it as I had previously tied turbans on non-Sikh friends before.
These teachings are embedded into the painting in symbolic representations. Perhaps that's why this painting is huge - it is seven feet tall - or perhaps Guru Sahib's larger than life personality requires a larger than life portrait!
This painting depicts that epic moment when Baba Banda Singh ji Bahadur captures Wazir Singh, in order to bring Wazir Khan to justice for executing the Chotte Sahibzadey, the innocent children of Guru Gobind Singh ji.
[VIDEO] I looked up Bhai Gurbaksh Singh, when I saw his photo. He had a very strong face with very soft eyes. I wanted to paint him and try to project his inner willpower onto the canvas. I wanted to show someone who was in pain but was beaming with positive energy amidst all of it.
Bani expresses concepts, emotions and experiences. You can paint concepts, emotions and experiences. You can share a range of ideas and feelings through writing but you can do that through pictures as well.
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