Desert Souls 4

October 2, 2012: Today evening, the fourth event in the Desert Souls series took place at Hotel ITC Rajputana. Desert Souls is getting very popular. The Rajasthan Forum member and eminent painter Vidyasagar Upadhyaya was in conversation with guest Suresh Sharma who is an eminent artist. Suresh Sharma’s work epitomises a generation of outstanding Rajasthani artists born in the 30s. Sharma, who emerged in the art scene in the 60s, is known for his style of Abstract Expressionism. Emotional intensity, spontaneity and the use of sub-consciousimagery are the hallmark of his work.

His paintings are often formless or abstract, shaped by his own aesthetic requirements. While his earlier work on hard-edged acrylic canvases remind us of the use of symmetry, proportion and scale, a strong personal technique combined with a flawless composition, influenced by the 20th Century art, bears the artistic signature of Suresh’s work in the 70s.
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