It is always interesting when practitioners and students of science cross over to the world of literature and the arts. Is their artistic endeavor superior to more traditionally trained artists? I do not know. I can only speak for myself. The scientific perspective in art and literature invariably impresses me. The clear eyed precision scientist-artists bring to their craft confers a particularly satisfying uncluttered quality to their work.
On my recent visit to New Delhi, I visited one of the city's well known art galleries. Among the gallery's many works, I came across an exhibition of paintings by young Richa Arora. Her work is bold, interesting, clean and impressively confident. I had the pleasure of meeting Richa who was present at her show. She graciously gave me the permission to post some of her pictures on my blog. I hope the readers will enjoy her paintings as much as I did. And perhaps leave some comments for her.
A few words about Richa Arora: Richa graduated from Delhi University in 1999 with a major in physics. Changing trajectory, she decided to pursue a career in art and has trained with Rameshwar Broota at Triveni Kala Sangam since 2002. She has participated in several group exhibitions in major art galleries of Delhi. Her solo exhibition is currently on at Triveni Kala Sangam. After graduation, Richa vacillated between a career as a pilot or an artist. In the end she chose flight of fancy over flying and we are glad for that.
Richa has this to say of her work:
"For me art is an unending journey into new possibilities. Sometimes celebrating life's spectacles, sometimes questioning its various frames of meanings. I as an artist am always in search of new frames of mind.... What I paint does represent the natural world, but does so by capturing something of its immutable, intrinsic qualities rather than by imitating its external appearance. My work depicts real forms in a simplified or rather reduced ways, keeping only an allusion of the original natural subject."
The paintings posted here are all oil and acrylic on canvas - from left to right (please click on images for an enlarged version):
Ascent, Integration, Cross Beam I, Crystallization I, Cross Beam II, Contours of Blue, Substratum, Crystallization II & Towards the Beyond
I too have had the opportunity to witness Richa Arora's impressive paintings that pull one into their physical reality with a compulsive immediacy. The experience of space moderated by her delicate vision lingers in one's consciousness long after one moves out of the gallery.
Posted by: Sukrita Paul Kumar | March 12, 2006 at 10:36 AM
Interesting compositions. Will look out for the artist's next exhibition.
Posted by: Aku | March 12, 2006 at 12:38 PM
your work is really good. all the best and do well always
Posted by: Naina Trehan | March 15, 2006 at 05:36 AM
I appreciate all initiation and efforts put in by a visitor to my show to write about me. Thanks! Ruchira, It's really wonderful!
Posted by: Richa Arora | March 15, 2006 at 08:47 AM
He he he ..... Lolz
Posted by: Aishwarya Rai | April 01, 2006 at 02:31 AM
Lovely, vibrant colors! Some are almost reminiscent of crystalline structures viewed under a microscope.
Posted by: Sujatha | May 17, 2006 at 05:40 PM