Franz Collection and NOVICA Artwork

Dr. Sneh Gangal explores the susumna path of kundalini energy as it passes through eight chakras, which she depicts with original stylizations. According to the top line, first on the left is Muladhara, which corresponds to the base of the spine where kundalini lies dormant. It is symbolized by a four-petal lotus featuring its respective mantras. It is followed by Swadhisthan situated above the genitals and thus increases sexual energies and the power to control them. It is represented by six petals holding its distinct mantras for meditation. Next is Manipura chakra above the navel, depicted as a 10 petal lotus with its mantras. This chakra is related to emotions such as shame, fear, inertia, treachery, aversion, ignorance, worldliness, sadness, jealousy and desire, which can be transformed into positive qualities through meditation on this center. The last chakra on this row is Anhata, located at the spinal center of the region of the heart, and symbolized by a twelve-petal lotus featuring the enlightening mantras.

The second line begins on the left with the Visuddha chakra located in the throat, where it is believed the kundalini penetrates the individual's soul to attain purity by seeing the self ( Hansa ) in the heart. The sixteen petals feature their own mantras. This is followed by the Ajna chakra, symbolized by a two-petal lotus believed to reside between the eyebrows and is thus related to all aspects of the mind. The seventh chakra is Sahasrara, symbolized by a thousand-petal lotus and represents the final abode of kundalini. It is believed to be the meeting place of Sakti (female energies) with Shiva (male energies), representing pure consciousness. Its petals are inscribed with all the letters of the Sanskrit alphabet. Sahasrara is as lustrous as a thousand full moons and its filaments are tinged with the color of a thousands rising suns. As soon as kundalini ascends into Sahasrara, one enters a region that is inconceivable to the mind and indescribable in speech, a state of realization of oneness of individual soul and the supreme soul. When a yogi reaches this place he is believed to be endowed with the six divine powers: absolute knowledge, sovereignty, power, strength, valor and formidability. Thes powers are said to be God�s essential nature, and they are described in Uddhava Gita in full detail.

The eight paintings represent Soma, a minor chakra seen only by accomplished yogis. Represented by a twelve-petal lotus, it is centered by the A-Ka-Tha triangle where Sakti is represented by three essential aspects: will, action and knowledge.

Each watercolor painting features a cotton-lined card paper mat board.

Product Features

• Mat included
• 0.2" H x 9.5" W x 9.5" D
• Watercolor on ivory paper
• Pastel

Reaching an arm behind her, a young mother steadies the child she carries on her back. She wears traditional batik attire. Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboah paints their images with oils and applies fabrics of batik for her garment, head scarf and shawl. "This composition is about courage and motherly love," confides Yeboah, who bases this collage on the women who try to find a way back home after trying to make a living in the city. "How will they return?" asks the artist.

Arrives with a ceiba wood frame.

• Dimension - 19.5" H x 13.5" W x 0.8" D
• Weight - 0.66
• Color - Multicolor
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives framed
• West Africa

Reaching an arm behind her, a young mother steadies the child she carries on her back. She wears traditional batik attire, although she has migrated to the city. Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboah poses a dilemma affecting Ghanaians as their country becomes more urbanized. Working with simplified line and exquisite silhouette, he creates a dramatic image of haunting beauty. 'First and foremost, I assemble my working tools, after which I sketch images on the calico cloth,' Yeboah explains. 'With the sketches done, I sprinkle red and green oil paints on the calico cloth to give it a simple colorful background. I then cut out particular places I intend to replace with cloth, which are later glued together. Afterwards, I dry and frame my collage work.'

This work of art comes in a frame of tweneboa wood.

Product Features

• Arrives framed
• 0.88000005
• 19" H x 13" W x 0.8" D
• Mixed media on calico
• Blue or Purple

Eternal guests at every celebration, wind and string instruments provide joyous relief with their inviting melodies. "I present to you 'Horn and String Players,' which are the traditional Ghanaian musical instruments used by the people from the north." The artist recalls the musical feast with oil paints and fabrics of batik on calico.

Arrives with a ceiba wood frame.

• Dimension - 13.5" H x 19.25" W x 0.8" D
• Weight - 0.64
• Color - Multicolor
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives framed
• West Africa

Jaqueline Cavalcanti looks to Renaissance art through contemporary eyes to sculpt this original Madonna sculpture. Cavalcanti portrays the voluptuous image in a lithe, dynamic posture that exudes graceful elegance. Crafted with bronze, the sculpture stands on a granite base.
Titled "Madona Renascentista II" in Portuguese.

Working with ancestral techniques, a man walks the freshly-plowed furrows, planting his field of corn. Around him, golden maize awaits harvest on tall emerald stalks. "I watched this gentleman at work and I realized that we'd have no vegetables or fruits without our farmers. This portrait honors them and their importance in society," artist Juan Carlos Moreno explains. Recycling dried corn husks, he dyes the natural fibers and mounts the composition on card stock. A coat of resin protects the images, which are presented in a mat board passe-partout.

• Dimension - 21.75" H x 15" W x 0.3" D
• Weight - 1.79
• Color - Multicolor
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Mat included
• Central America

Deep in meditation, Buddha sits on a lotus blossom. The flowing lines of his robe are echoed in the delicate line of the petals. Holding prayer beads in his right hand, the master prays while making a gesture of blessing. Nyoman Sudiana sculpts the fluid contours from rich Balinese suar wood.

Product Features

• Signed by the artist
• 3.344
• 11.75" H x 8.75" W x 6.25" D
• Suar wood
• Brown

Two beautiful ladies from the village of Mithila carry water in the earthen pots on their head in this beautiful painting by Devender Kumar Jha. The women are clad in colorful traditional attire and jewels. Signed by the artist, this Madhubani composition is painted with acrylic and vegetable dyes on handmade paper.

As each painting is an individual creation, each is unique. Colors and motifs may vary slightly from that pictured.

• Dimension - 15.25" L x 5.75" W
• Weight - 0.22
• Color - Primary or Jewel Colors
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• India

Bharti Dayal celebrates her love of nature in the ancient style of Madhubani painting. Dayal mixes vegetable dyes with acrylics to paint pairs of birds perched within the spreading branches of a great tree. Subtle touches of red and yellow relieve the otherwise black and white composition. Traditionally painted by women from Mithila on the walls and floor of their homes, Madhubani paintings often depict ancient mythological themes.

Please note: Bharti Dayal signs her pieces on the back side.

• Dimension :-30.5" L x 22.5" W
• Weight :-0.03 lbs
• Material :-Vegetable Dyes And Acrylics On Handmade Paper
• Color :-Black and White
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed

Swimming together toward a central point, fish fill this exuberant painting by Devendra Kumar Jha. Fish are a symbol of fertility and abundance, and are considered one of the many avatars of Lord Vishnu. The people of Mithila believe that God created the sea and hence the fish appeared, the first living creatures on earth. The artist works in the traditional Madhubani style with colors derived from plants on handmade paper.

As each painting is an individual creation, each is unique. Colors and motifs can vary slightly from that pictured.

• Dimension - 22.25" W x 30" H
• Weight - 0.22
• Color - Black or Gray
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• India

Dressed in a grass skirt, a woman bends down to collect water and fill her bowl. "In some villages throughout Ghana, the main source of water is usually from a lake or riverside," says K. Baka as he reveals his inspiration. Working with acrylics, he paints the portrait of this beautiful woman with respectful artistry.

• Dimension - 3.9" W x 7" H
• Weight - 0.09
• Color - Blue
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• West Africa

Flaunting bright feathers, a gentle bird performs a graceful dance. Flowers fill a blossoming tree and the scene is depicted in dazzling color. Vidushini works in the Madhubani style, painting on handmade paper.

• Dimension - 12.5" W x 19.75" H
• Weight - 0.11
• Color - Primary or Jewel Colors
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• India

All of nature exists in harmony, as can be seen in this Tree of Life painting in green and red. Flowers bloom on its generous branches and colorful birds find shelter there. Vidushini works in India's traditional Madhubani style, painting the idyllic images on handmade paper.

• Dimension :-13.5" W x 20.5" H
• Weight :-0.09 lbs
• Material :-Poster Color On Handmade Paper
• Color :-Green
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Each work features slight variations that make it unique

This jubilant painting from Indian artist Vidushini is done in the style of madhubani painting, a very old folk art that people in India once used to decorate the walls and floors of their homes. Colorful birds and fish seem to rejoice in nature's beauty in this cheerful and appealing work.

• Material - Poster color on handmade paper
• Color - Multicolor
• Dimension - 22" L x 15" W
• Weight - 0.09 lbs
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed

The sky is as clear blue as Krishna's cloud complexion. He spends a sunny day with Radha beneath a fruit tree. Playing his flute to pass the time, the young lord mesmerizes his beloved, whose love for the young Hindu lord is infinite. All is beauty in this charming Madhubani painting by Devendra Kumar Jha. Originating in northern Bihar, Madhubani painting was once used to decorate the floors and walls of homes.

As each painting is an individual creation, each is unique. Colors and motifs may vary slightly from that pictured.

• Dimension - 7.75" W x 22" H
• Weight - 0.08
• Color - Primary or Jewel Colors
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Each work features slight variations that make it unique
• India

Dressed in festive attires, people and animals rejoice as they celebrate life by dancing. Painting in the unique style of Madhubani art, Devendra Kumar Jha and his family preserve a millenary art form as they work with natural dyes on handmade paper.

As each painting is an individual creation, each is unique. Colors and motifs may vary slightly from that pictured.

• Dimension :-22" W x 28.5" H
• Weight :-0.22 lbs
• Material :-Natural Dyes On Handmade Paper
• Color :-Green
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Eco-Friendly: painted with natural dyes on handmade paper

Playing his flute, Krishna plays a song of love and peace as Radha listens, mesmerized. Devendra Kumar Jha portrays the divine couple in a colorful and detailed Madhubani painting.

As each painting is an individual creation, each is unique. Colors and motifs may vary slightly from that pictured.

• Dimension - 15.25" L x 5.75" W
• Weight - 0.22
• Color - Primary or Jewel Colors
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• India

Indian artist Sheela Devi employs the traditional techniques of Madhubani painting -- carefully applying ink and poster colors to a background of handmade paper -- to create this bold image of an elephant prepared to transport a monarch. Bursting with an array of contrasting colors and patterns, and expansively filling the frame, the work beautifully captures the stunning aesthetic of classical India.

• Dimension - 10.75" W x 7.25" H
• Weight - 0.04
• Color - Multicolor
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Each work features slight variations that make it unique
• India

The spreading branches of a smiling Tree of Life shelter birds and animals, who live together in perfect peace. Exploring the co-existence of living creatures with their environment, Devendra Kumar Jha shows hundreds of creatures that rest in the tree. He works with natural dyes on handmade paper to create a beautiful Madhubani painting.

As each painting is an individual creation, each is unique. Colors and motifs may vary slightly from that pictured.

Product Features

• Signed by the artist
• 30" W x 22.75" H
• Natural dyes on handmade paper
• Primary or Jewel Colors

Lord Krishna tends to two gentle cows as he plays a message of peace on his flute. The milkmen's wives who carry water jars follow him, entranced by his sweet music. Devendra Kumar Jha and his family paint the pastoral scene in the traditional Madhubani style. Using vegetable dyes on handmade paper, they perpetuate an ancestral art form.

As each painting is an individual creation, each is unique. Colors and motifs may vary slightly from that pictured.

• Dimension - 11" W x 29.5" H
• Weight - 0.13
• Color - Primary or Jewel Colors
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Eco-Friendly: painted with natural dyes on handmade paper
• India

Created in the traditional Madhubani style, artist Sheela Devi of India presents a majestic depiction of a cow and her calf. Through her masterful use of brightly-colored poster colors and black outlines on handmade paper, the artist expertly captures the bond between mother and child.

• Dimension - 10.75" W x 7.25" H
• Weight - 0.04
• Color - Red
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Each work features slight variations that make it unique
• India

Bright color courses through the tree of life, venerated by the people of Mithila. Peacocks preen in the shade of its branches and fish swim beneath while the sun watches over them. Devendra Kumar Jha works with natural dyes on handmade paper to create a joyous Madhubani painting.

As each painting is an individual folk art creation, each is unique. Colors and motifs may vary slightly from that pictured.

Product Features

• Signed by the artist
• 22" W x 30" H
• Natural dyes on handmade paper
• Orange or Yellow

Returning from the lakeside, a woman balances a calabash gourd on her head. She is lithe and graceful, despite the weight of her load and of the baby on her back. By K. Baka, this beautiful portrait exalts the mothers of Ghana and of the world as he paints with acrylics on card stock.

Product Features

• Signed by the artist
• 4.3" W x 8" H
• Acrylic on card stock
• Blue

Two beautiful lasses from the village of Mithila carry water in the earthen pots on their heads in this Madhubani painting by Devender Kumar Jha and Family. The ladies are clad in colorful traditional attire and jewelry. A lush green tree with flowers blossoms in the background in a composition painted with natural dyes and acrylics on handmade paper.

• Dimension - 22.5" L x 7.5" W
• Weight - 0.07
• Color - Multicolor
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Eco-Friendly: painted with natural dyes on handmade paper
• India

Elegant fish with lacy fins swim together to create beautiful patterns in brilliant colors. By Bharti Dayal, this superlative Madhubani painting is created with vegetable dyes and acrylics on handmade paper in the traditional Mithila style of northern Bihar.

Product Features

• Signed by the artist
• 22.5" W x 30.5" H
• Natural dyes and acrylic on handmade paper
• Primary or Jewel Colors

A tree's branches are home to two elegant peacocks in this Madhubani painting, featuring an impressive level of detail. Devendra Kumar Jha works with natural dyes on handmade paper to create a joyous Madhubani painting in black and white. This traditional style of painting originates from India's Maithili village.

• Dimension :-28.5" W x 20" H
• Weight :-0.25 lbs
• Material :-Natural Dyes And Acrylic On Handmade Paper
• Color :-Black and White
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Each work features slight variations that make it unique

Surrounding Lord Krishna, who wears his blue "cloud complexion," gopies, or village women listen to the music of his flute. They form a lotus blossom in this colorful Madhubani painting. Devendra Kumar Jha works with natural dyes on handmade paper to perpetuate an ancient Indian art form that originated long ago in Mithila. The intricate motifs are painted freehand.

As each painting is an individual creation, each is unique. Colors and motifs may vary slightly from that pictured.

• Dimension - 22" W x 7.75" H
• Weight - 0.08
• Color - Primary or Jewel Colors
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Each work features slight variations that make it unique
• India

Sheela Devi preserves the legendary art of Madhubani paintings with this composition featuring twin peacocks. Regarded as sacred in the Hindu tradition, the peacock is also India's national bird. Not only does Devi stay true to the Madhubani style, but the Indian artist also stays true to the technique, including how she prepares the handmade paper.

• Dimension - 3.8" W x 22.25" H
• Weight - 0.03
• Color - Multicolor
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• India

A peacock watches as Lord Krishna and his beloved Radha rejoice together. Devendra Kumar Jha portrays the divine couple in a colorful and detailed Madhubani painting. Depicted in blue, Krishna manifests his "cloud complexion" and plays a sweet melody on his flute.

As each painting is an individual creation, each is unique. Colors and motifs may vary slightly from that pictured.

• Dimension - 30.5" L x 5.5" W
• Weight - 1.32
• Color - Primary or Jewel Colors
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• India

Handsome lord Krishna plays on his flute as he sings the song of love in this beautiful Madhubani painting by Devender Kumar Jha and Family. The Hindu lord is sitting on the tree as he plays his flute while his friends, the gopies, sing along with him. The gopies are wearing colorful traditional attire while lush green leaves and fruits blossom on the trees.

• Dimension - 22.5" L x 7.5" W
• Weight - 0.07
• Color - Multicolor
• Eco-Friendly: painted with natural dyes on handmade paper
• All natural dyes
• India

Lying on the bare earth, Lord Rama rests on his journey into exile while his wife, Princess Sita, covers him with her veil. His brothers, Laksmana and Bharat accompany them, and Laksmana will stay for the coming twelve years. As the first son, Rama was heir to the kingdom of Ayodya. But the king's second wife, through treachery, forced him to crown her own son as king, and asked him to exile Rama and his Sita. The story comes from the Sanskrit Ramayana, or "Romance of Rama," the shorter of the Hindu tradition's two most famed epic poems. Devender Kumar Jha depicts the scene in a poignant Madhubani painting from India. He uses natural dyes on handmade paper.

• Material - Natural dyes on handmade paper
• Color - Orange
• Dimension - 22" W x 30" H
• Weight - 0.23 lbs
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Each work features slight variations that make it unique

Working in the traditional style of printmaking, Mexican artist Marina Pallares etches a surreal composition into a block of resin, which is used to create this beautiful work. In black and white, a strange forest is depicted, each bare tree outfitted with a woman's dress for a striking addition to your home.

• Titled Bosques extra os in Spanish.
• Material - Ink on paper
• Color - Black and White
• Dimension - 9.75" W x 9.75" H
• Weight - 0.22 lbs
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Each work features slight variations that make it unique

The Tree of Life shelters a multitude of birds and small animals that nestle on its strong branches. Devendra Kumar Jha works with natural dyes on handmade paper to create a beautiful Madhubani painting in black and white. Originating in northern Bihar, Madhubani painting was once used to decorate the floors and walls of homes. Life in harmony with nature is a popular theme for this art style.

As each painting is an individual creation, each is unique. Colors and motifs may vary slightly from that pictured.

• Dimension - 22" W x 7.75" H
• Weight - 0.09
• Color - Black and White
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Each work features slight variations that make it unique
• India

Two twin male peacocks gaze at each other amidst forest flora admiring their flamboyant plumage. With bold and vibrant colors, Vidushini of India paints this rich-toned and florid Madhubani-style painting. Madhubani painting is a tradition kept alive and flourishing by women in Bihar, who paint traditional cultural designs and scenes from Indian epics and myths. Through her painting, Vidushini seeks to portray the harmony between nature and mankind.

• Dimension - 20.5" W x 13.5" H
• Weight - 0.13
• Color - Multicolor
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• India

This traditional Madhubani painting, signed by Indian artist Sheela Devi, captures a moment from the Bhagavad Gita in which the cow-herding girls known as the Radhika carry water as they await the mesmerizing flute music of Lord Krishna. The Madhubani technique requires the careful placement of paints to an image drawn freehand on handmade paper. The result is a colorful homage to the romance of ancient India.

• Dimension - 7.5" W x 11" H
• Weight - 0.04
• Color - Multicolor
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Each work features slight variations that make it unique
• India

Beautiful gopies (village girls) celebrate the love between Lord Krishna and Radha in this beautiful Madhubani painting. Painted blue, the deity and his beloved star in one of the most admired Hindu love stories, for Radha is human, not a deity. Devendra Kumar Jha and Family fill the composition with floral and leafy motifs while birds join the celebration.

• Dimension - 30.5" W x 22.25" H
• Weight - 0.31
• Color - Multicolor
• Signed by the artist
• Arrives unframed
• Eco-Friendly: painted with natural dyes on handmade paper
• India