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| Blossom 1_24" x 24"_Acrylic on Canvas |
9th
– 21st May 2016: Pradarshak presents Debut Solo Exhibition of Paintings
by Dhiraj Patil
Debutant artist Dhiraj
Patil is a quick learner and a diligent observer. These qualities make him
imbibe and assimilate at a fast pace and combined with a quick wit, equip him
to play with his tools to create diverse paintings – on the subject of
emotional growth.
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| Maya_12" x 12"_Acrylic on Canvas |
The artist picks childhood
and early adulthood (teenage years) as the most impressionable ages, when
dreams have wings and emotional growth is at a peak. His subjects play around
various situational ethos and although his figures are recognizable thru’ his
distinctive stylistic forms, the treatment to each canvas is commendably
distinct.
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| Waiting _40" x 30"_Acrylic on Canvas |
There is an innate joy
in his palette; the colours fresh, youthful and as exuberant as the subjects.
Yellow Ochre, Sap Green and Raw Umber are his staples and every canvas is first
anointed with these hues before layering, subtracting and adding facilitates
the backdrop to emerge and the painting to take its intended course.
He sketches a lot to
arrive at the visual of his choice, says Dhiraj. While these sketches are in
charcoal, the final canvas is always in acrylic – his most preferred medium.
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| Blossom 3_24" x 36"_Acrylic on Canvas |
The young enthusiast
plays with colour and technique to usher in gouache and stippling effects,
always yearning for a new experience, a new vista as he correlates his subjects
with changes in nature.