Drawn out on a vast spread of canvas are human figures working as a medium, only to be further reconstructed and broken to yield a new transformation, to create what can be termed as a combination of both emotions and abstraction.
Such rhythmic reverberations are visible in the artworks of Delhi-based artist Neeraj Goswami's new solo, which is showing after a gap of seven years in Mumbai.
Trained as a painter, Goswami is also known for his work as a muralist. He has commissioned many portraits particularly the portrait of former President K R Narayanan in 1999 for the Rajya Sabha.
Being displayed at the Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai, Goswami exhibits 25 of his works to provide an insight into an artist's innermost thoughts on canvas in his show titled "Penetralia".
"The word Penetralia is often used to describe the innermost part of a building, especially the sanctuary of a temple. Therefore, I derive it as an expression of an overall assessment of an artist, the quintessential element of an art which has gradually evolved over time," the 50-year-old artist told PTI in an interview.
The artworks include fifteen other miniatures called "soiree" that reflect on the artist's spiritual journey and transformation at every step in life.
"The paintings explore the innermost areas of one's existence which is the seat of compassion, love and source of all energy. However, the focus is more on its expression in terms of visual form on canvas space," said the Patna-born artist.
The viewer sees a reflection of two states of a painter; one is the experience of spirituality at an individual level, the second is its reflection after being painted in myriad hues on canvas.
"When an artist paints, the experience of spirituality gets doubly enriched," he said.
