1st Place Winner
Marika Kristiina Kärkkäinen (Mallika Madhavi Dasi)
Stockholm, Sweden • Facebook page: Mallika Madhavi’s Art
“In the Waves of Love”
120×85 cm – Oil on canvas – 2019
The painting “In the Waves of Love” is inspired by my japa in Radhakunda. The meditation I had on the Divine Couple spending time together in Radhakunda and Shyamakunda. Behind Them are two manjaris, hiding nearby the lotuses, always ready to be of assistance to Radha and Krishna.
It was a very sweet revelation once near my dear Guru Maharaja, H.H. Jayapataka Swami, that the manjaris are hiding in the water, near Radha Krishna.
2nd Place Winner
Miguel Ángel Perseo Sanhueza Cárdenas (Yunah)
Santiago, Chile • Instagram: Yunah108
“The embodiment of Pure Love and devotional service”
21×29.7 cm – Watercolor and ink – 2020
Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the embodiment of Pure Love, the perfect and harmonious blend of the Divine Couple. The inspiration for this painting was through the readings of His pastimes. The search for different visual resources is also added to make this interpretation of the golden avatar more attractive. A mix of traditional aesthetics, Japanese painting, and Kerala art from India.
3rd Place Winner
Daniela Revol (Dārdura DD)
Buenos Aires, Argeentina • Instagram: en.mododeco