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ੴ Ik Onkar
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Paintings
All paintings are shipped rolled in a secure mailing tube to ensure safe delivery (frames are not included). We offer the highest quality fine art prints in three different formats. Our premium product is the limited edition artist hand-signed Premium Canvas. This museum grade canvas looks and feels just like an oil painting and can be displayed without glass. Equally beautiful are our fine art prints on Textured Watercolour paper, selected by the artist for its beautifully textured all natural finish and our Enhanced Matte paper which is a quality economical art paper with a smooth finish.
We are happy to assist you through the framing process and can recommend local frame shops in your areas where we have contacts. Please email us at contact@artofpunjab.com after placing your order if you have have questions about the framing process or any of our products.
Premium Canvas
Our highest quality product is the Giclee fine art prints on Premium Canvas. This museum quality print produces vibrant colours and is made to look like an original oil painting. This elegantly textured canvas features a matte non-reflective surface with a bright white point, exceptionally high Dmax and wide colour gamut. Premium Canvas prints are initially offered as part of a Limited Edition series of 100 copies hand-signed by artist Kanwar Singh.
Specifications:
- Extra 3 inches of canvas added to all sides to allow for stretching
- Cotton fabric textured finish, all nature acid-free canvas
- Clear UV protective coating applied to canvas to allow for glass-free framing
- 395 gsm Weight, 23 mil Thickness, lignin and acid free
- Lab tested to last over 200 years without fading
Textured Watercolour Paper
Giclee fine art prints on Textured Watercolour paper is a cotton rag media with luxurious weight that delivers museum quality appearance. This paper has an extremely-high colour gamut and black density. Selected by the artist for its quality and the beautiful texture.
Specifications:
- Bright Textured Matte Finish
- All nature acid-free paper
- Opacity 98%, ISO Brightness 96%
- Lab tested to last over 120 years without fading
Enhanced Matte Paper
Giclee fine art prints on Enhanced Matte Paper is an un-textured bright, white paper which yields highly saturated images for a ‘painterly’ look.
Specifications:
- Bright Textured Matte Finish, all nature acid-free paper
- Thickness 10.3 mil, Basis weight 192 gsm
- Opacity 94%, ISO brightness 104%
- Lab tested to last over 80 years without fading
Gifts Cards
Artofpunjab e-Gift Cards will be delivered by email and will contain a unique code to be used at checkout for its value. These cards offer the unique and specials gift of art for your family and friends. Great for weddings, engagements, birthdays, anniversary, house warmings and more. Your loved ones can select a unique painting of their choice from artist Kanwar Singh's extraordinary collection of over 40 paintings. This truly inspiring gift will last a lifetime.
The creation of all Fine Art prints are overseen by the artist Kanwar Singh before shipping to ensure high quality and superb colours.
We offer FREE worldwide shipping on all orders over $100 Canadian dollars and free shipping on all orders inside Canada. A flat rate shipping fee of $9.95 CAD is applied to orders under $100 CAD outside Canada.
Paintings are shipped WORLDWIDE in a secure mailing tube with guaranteed safe delivery (frames are not included).
Order Preparation Time
We require 1 week to prepare your order. This time is used to ensure your print meets our high quality standards. The Giclee fine art printing process we use offers the best colour accuracy for print reproduction and is considered the gold standard of the art print industry.
For canvas orders, extra time may be required for the application and drying of the UV and scratch resistant coating which will greatly extend the life of the canvas. Most people prefer to frame canvas prints without glass and this provides the necessary protection for glass free framing.
If you require a RUSH delivery for a special occasion or event please email us after placing the order at contact@artofpunjab.com and we will do our very best to accommodate.
We are confident in the quality of our high quality prints and your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. If for any reason you are not satisfied with your purchase, you may return it within 30 days of receiving the artwork for a full refund on the price of the item. Shipping charges are not refunded.
All prints must be returned to ArtofPunjab directly. Please email us at contact@artofpunjab.com prior to mailing a return to avoid additional duty charges. Prints must be undamaged and in the original packaging. If 30 days or more have passed since your purchase, we cannot offer you a refund or an exchange.
Upon receipt of the returned item we will process a refund and a credit will automatically be applied to your original method of payment. Any amounts refunded will not include the cost of shipping.
The Story
Ik Onkar Guru Nanak Dev ji – Merging with the Divine
The founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus Born in 1469, Guru Nanak and his successors evolved the Sikh faith and identify over a period of just over two centuries, at a time of great strife in Indian society, especially in the Punjab region. Guru Nanak’s emergence came during an age of great cultural transformation globally, which saw the advent of the Mughal dynasty, the formation of the Church of England, the discovery of American by Christopher Columbus and the blossoming of the Renaissance in Europe.
Most paintings of Guru Nanak portray him as an elderly and spiritually wise man. Here the Guru is shown as a younger man at a pivotal moment in Sikh lore. He is shown emerging from the water of the Bainee stream at Sultanpur, inaugurating the “Mool Mantar”, the first paragraph of the Japji Sahib, a Sikh prayer that appears at the beginning of the Guru Granth Sahib – the Holy scripture of the Sikhs. The essence of this painting is to capture a feeling of a merger with the divine and a departure from the mundane world of the Guru’s daily life in Sultanpur as a tax collector.
Guru Nanak entered the waters of the Kali Bein river after many years of seeking a deep understanding of the Divine which transcended the ritualistic worship he saw from both Hindu and Muslim adherents. As his physical body became immersed in the waters, he entered a deep meditative state in which he merged with the divine creator. The colours of the painting reflect this transition of moving from the ordinary world depicted in the pale greys at the top of the painting and sinking into a deeper reality of consciousness visualized through a rich palette of golds and greens. These reflect the inner reality of Waheguru into which Guru Nanak merged. Guru Sahib’s eyes show a deep inward gaze which finally recognize both the creator and creation as one and his hand shows a single extended figure which reflects this recognition of Ik Onkar. The Guru’s other hand is open in a gesture of relaxed acceptance of the omnipresence of creator and creation as his physical body seems to be dissolving into that singular reality, just as the ripples are inseparable from the water around him.
The entire scene is one of tranquility and peace as Guru Sahib surrenders to the divine as all ego is washed away. After three days, when his family and friends had given up all hope of his survival, Guru Nanak emerges from the depths of the supreme reality with profound teachings for humanity. He taught that there is one God who dwells within the human heart and can be known by the grace of the Guru. He espoused a vision of equality across caste and religion, and he called for Sikhs to be fully socially engaged. His followers came to be known humbly as Sikhs; Sikh, a Punjabi word, meaning a learner or disciple. Contrary to monastic lifestyle, Guru Nanak advocated the natural, simple domestic lifestyle to achieve salvation. He condemned and spoke out against social injustices and practices such as religious segregation, slavery, the caste system and gender discrimination during the time when women had very few rights.
From this foundational moment in Sikh history, Guru Nanak undertook many great journeys, called udasis, throughout India and far beyond to share God’s message through dialogue and song. He transcended the limitations of geographical space and historical time by travelling some 28,000 kilometers on foot, to converse both with ordinary men and women as well as saints and renowned Sufis to deliver a message that had profound universal relevance.