Editors’s ote
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There are many imageries
that come to mind at the
mention of ‘satirical art’.
Satire has been a weapon
for the creative mind for
many centuries now and
has been used very
effectively in literature
and in theatre. However
the use of satire in
paintings has always been a great
source of intrigue to me. To be a
satirical painter, one needs to be
much more than than just a painter;
one needs to be an astute observer
and beyond that, a thinker. There
have been many satirical artists that
come to mind William Hogarth (16971942), Grant Wood (1881-1942),
George Grosz and Jheronymous Bosch
(145-1516) - to name a few.
contemporary
among
However,
painters, Pawel Kuczynski remains
one of the most influential ones. In
has
Kuczynski
opinion,
my
transcended from being a painter to
a point where I would even attribute
the word ‘philosopher’ to him. His
style is unique to say the least, where
he is able to combine satire with dark
of
doses
small
and
humour
surrealism. I have been studying his
works with great interest for
sometime now and if you are a painter
or interested in this form of art, please
head over immediately to the Painter’s
Corner section in this issue!
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I am indeed very thankful to Pawel
Kuczynski for allowing some of his
works to be printed in The Mind
Creative.
I am quite happy to admit that I
have always harboured a great
liking for stories that are often
categorised as mysteries or even
those that border on the brink of
inducing fear and terror in the
heart. There have been countless
writers in this genre, but I have
always, from to time, gone back to
the works of Edgar Allan Poe. His
life has been nearly as dark as his
tales and the cover story in this
issue is dedicated to the rather
unfortunate life of this great writer
and poet.
This issue also has the other regular
sections and I am pleased to
introduce Aparna Pallavi who has
written a piece of clever fiction that
is “nearly a fairy tale”. Also, I would
like to specially mention a book of
poems by Swati Singh Sambyal
that is worth reading for its unique
style and content. A review of this
book can be found in the Reviewer’s
Corner.
Happy reading!!