Mohan Tenuwara - Inclusivity: Celebrating Diversity

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Mohan Tenuwara, "Inclusivity: Celebrating Diversity," 2019

Mohan Tenuwara -  Inclusivity: Celebrating Diversity

Nature's beauties, not mistakes

Freckles, not reasons to ache

"Flaws" are quite exceptional

Make up the world to be special

(From ‘Differences’ by Amy Rogers)

Differences are not feared in the forest. Instead, they are accepted, embraced, and loved. Large or small, dependent or independent, long or short, fair or dark, each and every living element in the forest complements its biodiversity, richness, and sustainability. This is a truth evident by many who explore nature, including the landscape artist.

Artists give us pause and cleanse a window of habitual looking or myopic seeing. Great Canadian painter Robert Genn once said, “The biggest thing is the appreciation of the magnificent universe we have around us. It has defined who I am and what I am.” The secret is that different elements of the forest grow with respect to each other’s differences, working together to become stronger for survival. Nature has chosen not to see daily obstacles as insurmountable, but as opportunities for new solutions to diversify. As artists, it is this diversity around us that we appreciate, celebrate, represent, and share through our work. Each unique landscape in its coherent composition reminds us that not everyone has to be the same.