In paintings by Artist Lynn Sivanand, elements\u00a0merge with the mysterious logic of a dream.\u00a0Images hover\u00a0and appear to dissolve in pools of saturated colour. \u00a0There is myth and\u00a0memory<\/em>: An orange grove, a deep sea\u00a0dive, unfinished structures, swirling\u00a0fog, the minarets of a mosque. Contrasting landscapes provide a rich blend of sensibilities.<\/p>\n Lynn’s canvases are colour fields suggestive of labyrinths, gardens and tapestries. Her art is organic, spontaneously\u00a0transferring impulses and memories onto canvas. By painting instinctively and rapidly she manages to convey a sense of movement and feeling.<\/p>\n The open effervescence of her surreal paintings\u00a0also encloses\u00a0an insidious secret. They are like half remembered dreams, evocative of the transience of civilisation. Structures appear and disappear, dissipating into moving surfaces. Shifting skylines are reminiscent of buried histories and changing times.<\/p>\n Moving back to her hometown, Mumbai, Lynn is conscious of\u00a0 the pace of urban\u00a0development. Horizons\u00a0are telescoping inward with relentless growth\u00a0and the annihilation of green spaces. \u00a0Gardens and vibrant colours are memories of childhood. Her sweeping canvases conceal a loss of innocence. Beauty, youth and blamelessness are fleeting and we are only left with traces of the past.<\/p>\n Lynn Sivanand is a self taught\u00a0artist from India. Painting\u00a0almost all her life, she had her first solo exhibition at age 11. With a degree in business and a Masters in Arts from the Sotheby\u2019s Institute of Art she went on to work in\u00a0investment banking and auction houses in Mumbai and London. \u00a0Lynn recently returned to Mumbai to pursue her art career. She is currently working towards an exhibition.<\/p>\n Follow latest updates of Lynn Sivanand’s works & upcoming exhibitions at\u00a0facebook.com\/