Piece of Mind by Hansa Sethi
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Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, stretched on wooden frame
Dimensions: 36 x 36 in
Year: 2026
Price: $6200.00 USD
Status: available
"Piece of Mind" emerged from my exploration of how subtle, repeated harms can erode our inner world. I wanted to capture that gradual wearing down, the way seemingly small dismissals and emotional injuries accumulate over time. It's like a quiet storm building within, unnoticed until it can no longer be contained. In the painting, I used vibrant blues and yellows to depict the contrasting forces at play. The swirling lines suggest the chaos and confusion that can envelop the mind, while the splashes of red represent the inner bleeding, the emotional wounds that deepen with each experience. The pinks and blacks interspersed throughout signify the fragility and darkness that linger beneath the surface. I hope viewers feel the tension and release within this piece. It's about recognizing the breaking point not as a singular event but as the culmination of many. My wish is for this work to resonate with those who have felt the weight of accumulated pain and to serve as a reminder of the strength found in acknowledging and protecting oneself.
Why collect this work?
A sharp vertical division sets broad, looping bands against an open field of scattered marks, making conflict appear as an accumulation rather than a single rupture.
- Sethi describes her practice as translating difficult-to-name emotional states into abstraction. Here, that aim clarifies the contrast between outward chromatic intensity and a composition repeatedly crossed, stained, and interrupted.
- In the photograph, yellow-green activity presses from the left into blue, while black trajectories traverse both zones. Pink-white clusters punctuate the boundary, and denser red and black drips gather at right, shifting attention from division toward entanglement.
- The documented acrylic on canvas permits opaque fields, sweeping bands, fine linear trails, and dispersed droplets to coexist. Their superimposition makes earlier marks remain partially legible beneath later actions, supporting the artist’s stated concern with repeated harms accumulating over time.
- Dated 2026 and measuring 36 inches square, Piece of Mind is particularly useful for considering how abstraction can address emotional injury without illustrating a specific episode. Its evidence lies in pressure, overlap, and uneven concentration rather than narrative description.
About the Artist
Hansa Sethi
Hansa Sethi is an artist on Mondoir Studio. Artistic discipline: Mixed Media. Based in Jabalpur, IN.
Nationality: Indian
Hansa Sethi is a psychological and philosophical artist whose work explores thought, emotion, identity, and existence.
