analysis paralysis

i was in india during the winter of 2006, staying in kochi, kerala. did water colors on a daily basis. all the works included in this blog (so far) are from these series. they are of mundane things. bags, chairs and all kinds of ordinary stuff. many artists have done this before. van gogh's shoes comes to mind. it is still interesting to document them. human presence in these daily objects is subtle but evident. when we look at them again and pay more attention to them, depict them without much exaggeration and judgement, their meaning expands into something more. some mystery is there. it may be because of the memories we associate with them and about the history behind them. anything and everything about them. we feel intimate to things, people and daily life itself. the alienation we bring into the moments creates a mild anxiety so to speak. art on the other hand is a reconnecting process. the constant cerebral and analytical approach drains the color out of daily life. we have to have a balance. there is this 'analysis paralysis' disease which is one of the reasons for the blockage of our free expression.