Goddess Kali

Acrylic on canvas
measurements: 48''x30"
Artist: Becky Nava

Who is Kali?

Worship of Kali has roots in ancient East Indian belief systems from the first millennium B.C.E. Her name first appears in the holy Hindu text Rg Veda, 1700–1100 B.C.E. (exact dates uncertain).

Kali, whose other names include Sati, Rudrani, Parvati, Chinnemastica, Kamakshi, Umak Menakshi, Himavati, and Kumari, is the fierce manifestation of the Hindu mother goddess, or Great Goddess Devi (also known as Durga). She is a complicated symbol, simultaneously feared and adored. As she is associated with the opposing forces of destruction and death, as well as creation and salvation, she has been characterized as both vicious and nurturing. She serves as a reminder of death’s inevitability, which encourages acceptance and dispels fear. She is also a goddess of fertility and time, and is the protector often called upon during disasters and epidemics. As a symbol of productivity, she represents the cycles of nature, and can also be interpreted as a constant creator, taking life to give new life. As destroyer, Kali kills that which stands in the way of human purity and peace in both life and death, such as evil, ignorance, and egoism. Kali’s name comes from the Sanskrit word for “time,” signifying her presence throughout the course of human life.

Artist perception

I created this painting honoring every woman's "duality" We've been violated in so many ways that it's about time to remember who we are and where we stand, as creators we can also destroy and dissolve the idealism of men over our existence.
I channeled Goddess Kali's energy when Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion... it took me a couple of weeks to digest the idea of thousands of women suffering for a decision that one man took over the bodies of thousands, this was a dense period in every women's life
It hasn't been easy to transmute all these generational courses at a global level.
This piece was consciously created with a manifestation underneath the actual painting, I called for Goddes Kali's energy to help us transmute and destroy all evil intentions coming from those oppressors who create injustice to humanity.

-Becky Nava

“A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.”

― Gloria Steinem