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Acrylic and Pencil on Canvas
48 Inch X 48 Inch

2022

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SHAPES AND FORMS

My interest towards Art started when I was around 5 years while watching my father draw and paint before me. I am fortunate that my father has preserved all of my childhood drawings (including the scribblings) as a part of his doctorate research on Child Art. My Art journey which started by implementing Heritage found objects in my work, some of which included the antique Sewing Machine, Heritage houses in Bangalore and many others gradually shifted to a much more abstract and spiritual concept when I discovered the works of G R Santosh and was captivated by its sheer mysticism. This discovery created an interest in me to research on Indian Tantra, Spirituality which eventually led me to work on the series of ‘Shapes & Forms’. The three basic shapes ie Square, Triangle and Circle which forms the basis of all the nuances in the environment around us, is what creates an energy when composed in a space. Having been used in traditional Hindu rituals for centuries, these basic shapes have been the source of inspiration in my work. My journey was to understand the relation and reaction between the shapes with one another; while one shape becomes a container by receiving another, the other shape follows the path and becomes the content and vice versa too. These shapes according to me are two realities in the physical, material world that we live in. I am not attracted by appealing or vibrant colors, instead subtlety and meditative quality in an artwork pulls me towards it. And the quality of subtlety and transparency can be derived through the traditional Wash Method, which I have been learning from my father. The technique involves several washes of water and colour on the artwork which would result in evocative quality in an artwork. Though this technique was prevalent in the Indian Art scene in early 1900s, at present has become very rare due to the time and patience it deserves.

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Acrylic and Pencil on Canvas
36 Inch X 36 Inch

2022

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Acrylic and Pencil on Canvas
36 Inch X 36 Inch

2022

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Acrylic and Pencil on Canvas
36 Inch X 36 Inch

2022

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Acrylic and Pencil on Canvas
36 Inch X 36 Inch

2022

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Acrylic and Pencil on Canvas
36 Inch X 36 Inch

2022

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Acrylic and Pencil on Canvas
36 Inch X 36 Inch

2022

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Acrylic and Pencil on Canvas
36 Inch X 36 Inch

2022

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Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper
(Indian Wash Method - 4 Wash)
4.5 Inch X 9 Inch

2022

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Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper
(Indian Wash Method - 4 Wash)
4.5 Inch X 9 Inch

2022

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Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper
(Indian Wash Method - 4 Wash)
4.5 Inch X 9 Inch

2022
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Watercolour on Arches paper
(Indian Wash Method - 4 Wash)
7 Inch X 7 Inch

2022
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Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper
(Indian Wash Method - 4 Wash)
4.5 Inch X 9 Inch

2022

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Watercolour on Arches paper
Indian Wash method 3 Wash
5.5 Inch X 3 Inch

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Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper
Indian Wash method 3 - Wash
9 Inch X 4.5 Inch

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Watercolour on Arches paper
(Indian Wash Method - 4 Wash)
7 Inch X 7 Inch

2022

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Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper
Indian Wash method 4 Wash
8.5 Inch X 4.5 Inch

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Watercolour on Arches paper
(Indian Wash Method - 4 Wash)
7 Inch X 7 Inch

2022

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Watercolour on Arches paper
(Indian Wash Method - 4 Wash)
7 Inch X 7 Inch

2022

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Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper
(Indian Wash Method - 4 Wash)
7 Inch X 7 Inch

2022
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Watercolour on Arches paper
(Indian Wash Method - 4 Wash)
7 Inch X 7 Inch

2022

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Watercolour on Arches paper
(Indian Wash Method - 4 Wash)
7 Inch X 7 Inch

2022

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Watercolour on Arches paper
(Indian Wash Method - 4 Wash)
7 Inch X 7 Inch

2022

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Set of 4

Watercolour on Arches paper
(Indian Wash Method - 4 Wash)
7 Inch X 7 Inch

2022

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Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper
Indian Wash method - 3 Wash
8.5 Inch X 4.5 Inch

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Watercolour on Arches paper
Indian Wash method - 3 Wash
6 Inch X 3 Inch

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Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper
Indian Wash method - 5 Wash
7 Inch X 3.5 Inch

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Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper
Indian Wash method - 3 Wash
9 Inch X 4.5 Inch

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Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper
Indian Wash method - 4 Wash
8.5 Inch X 4.5 Inch

Watercolour on Saunders Waterford paper
Indian Wash method - 6 Wash
8.5 Inch X 4.5 Inch

Work Process

 © 2022 Adithyaa Sadashiv

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