ART
We asked Sacha where it all began. He explained, "As a young man, I couldn't make sense of the world or connect with people and the only way I could make sense of the world was through art." Diagnosed with dyslexia, ADHD and Synesthesia and looking for an outlet, Sacha developed an understanding of what paint could do, the power of art and how one can transcend on an entirely different level through intention, energy and vibration. This took him 25 years to discover, and once he had, he could focus on how to live his life full of grace, love, empathy and compassion. "We are made of energy, and we communicate at our most powerful through energy, but our energy is made of our intentions. If I can focus on my intentions and lay paint with pure intention, the paint itself can vibrate at a higher frequency, which can change consciousness and enter the soul, hopefully helping to reconnect humanity through my work." Inspiration comes from writers, musicians, filmmakers and humanitarians over other artists, in particular, Nelson Mandela, who Sacha spent a lot of time with, as well as magical realist authors, such as Gabriel García Márquez, Paulo Coelho and Kahlil Gibran. In contrast, his artistic inspirations come from the old guard of Michelangelo, da Vinci, van Gogh, de Kooning, Kiefer, and Degas. "I tap into singular emotions, and from there, I see that emotion on the canvas as a ball of colour rotating, which becomes a burst of colour with marks and shapes all coming out of that singular emotion. By the end, a narrative is formed. None of it is planned. And I can't remember having done a single one of these marks." This mediative process is encouraged by Sacha's favourite piece of music on repeat, ‘Growing Up’ from the movie soundtrack, The Good Lie.
We start to explore some of Sacha's iconic projects:
HUMANITY INSPIRED The Guinness World Record art piece, ‘The Journey of Humanity’ took 11 months of 2020 in the ballroom of Dubai's Atlantis The Palm, reportedly using 1,065 paintbrushes and 6,300 litres of paint to create this extraordinary floor canvas. "It became the largest artistic & philanthropic project in history and showed me the power of art and intention." From this make-shift art studio, Jafri created his final piece, later unveiled as 'The Journey of Humanity', uniquely hung along a 75-meter L-shaped wall with a viewing platform, telling the story of Humanity's Journey.
‘The Journey of Humanity’ was sold at Auction in 2021 for US$62 million, the second highest bid ever for a painting by a living artist.
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