点评:My husband and I just completed an almost 3 week trip through multiple cities in India. The absolute highlight was our time in Varanasi, particularly seeing the Aarti on the Ganga (Ganges) river. We knew we needed to commemorate the experience somehow, and having Ruchika's painting of the Aarti experience in our home has been the perfect decision.
Whether you want an image of the river, the ghats, devotional figures, or general Indian imagery, she has an incredible selection and also regulary makes custom designs that can easily be shipped as well. We got a canvas painting that she quickly rolled into a tube and easily fit in our suitcase - we will have it framed easily here in the US. She IS the artist herself, and the gallery is in her home - so any purchases go straight to an authentic Indian artist - no emporiums/middle men. She thoughtfully writes out the meaning and symbolism (as she is completely fluent and eloquent in English) for you to have as well, which makes a painting from her an even more perfect memento. The gallery is at the end of a street off the main road, so you won't necessarily see it without being purposeful, but once you're there it's an absolutely beautiful and welcoming environment.
If you want to bring home something to remember your time in India, one of Ruchika's paintings is 100% the right answer.
翻译:我和丈夫刚刚完成了一次历时近三周的印度多城市之旅。其中最难忘的时光就是在瓦拉纳西的经历,尤其是观赏恒河上的阿蒂仪式。我们深知必须以某种方式来纪念这段经历,而如今能将鲁奇卡创作的描绘该仪式的画作挂在家中,真是一个绝佳的选择。
无论您想要的是恒河的景象、河岸台阶、虔诚的信徒形象,还是其他具有印度风情的画面,这里都能满足您的需求。她的作品选择丰富多样,还经常制作定制设计品,这些作品也能轻松邮寄出去。我们买了一幅帆布画,她迅速将其卷进筒里,刚好能装进我们的行李箱——我们之后在美国就能轻松地给它装框了。她本人就是艺术家,画廊就设在她的家里,因此所购得的每件作品都直接来自真正的印度艺术家——没有中间商或批发商介入。她会细心地写下画作的含义与象征意义(毕竟她的英语说得流利又出色),以便你也能理解。这使得她创作的画作更成为一件完美的纪念品。画廊位于主干道旁的一条小街尽头,因此若非特意寻找,或许难以发现;但一旦置身其中,你会发现那里环境极为优美且温馨宜人。
如果你想带点什么回家作为在印度之行的纪念的话……Ruchika的画作中,有一幅绝对是正确答案。