Painting by Komal Sharma 183 Artworks Sold

Dare to Feel

Acrylic, Canvas, Framed by Artist

93.5cm (W) x 93.5cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)

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Framed by Artist

A$1,490

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Artwork Description

Animals don’t resist what they feel. They move through joy, fear, excitement and calm with complete honesty, then return to the present without carrying yesterday into today. This painting reflects that rhythm. The flowing layers of pinks, oranges and warm yellows represent emotions rising, passing and dissolving—never fixed, always moving. There is no beginning or end, only the experience of the moment. Like an animal, the painting invites us to feel everything fully, release it, and simply be present.

Artist Bio

I am originally from India and completed my five-year Bachelor of Architecture in Chandigarh. During this time, I began exploring my artistic voice by creating paintings for interior design projects, collaborating with designers, and painting murals for cafés. In 2019, I moved to Australia to pursue a Master’s degree in Architecture. Alongside my studies, I worked as a part-time painting instructor, continuing to develop my artistic practice.

Over the years, through countless canvases and experimentation with different techniques, my work gradually evolved toward a deeper exploration of animals and their way of being. I became fascinated by the quiet wisdom animals embody and the way they exist fully in the present moment, untouched by the complexity of human thought.

Through my paintings, I invite viewers to experience the simplicity and immediacy of life through the presence of animals. Their awareness appears direct and undivided, offering a reflection on mindfulness and the possibility of living more fully in the present.

Recently, my practice has expanded into abstract painting as a way to explore the emotional world of animals. I have long been curious about what animals truly feel. As humans, we can only perceive life through our own structured and analytical minds, often layered with memory and anticipation. The quiet inner experience of an animal remains beyond our direct understanding.

These abstract works attempt to approach that mystery. Linear backgrounds represent the passage of time steady, calm, and continuous suggesting a life that moves forward without becoming entangled in thought. Within this flow, a single emotion emerges. Pure and immediate, it transforms the moment into a deeper experiential state.

The paintings capture this intersection of time, presence, and feeling where awareness is not analytical but lived. They are reflections on existence experienced directly rather than interpreted through thought.

Commissions

Komal's studio is in Melbourne