Sobre el Artista

I spent most of my childhood in the temples-devras of my village. While staying in these temples-devras, I always observed the frescos depicting various mythological stories through pictorial language. I was fascinated by the workmanship of the people working there that ignited the artist hidden within me and I was inspired to do something towards art. To explore the hidden artist inside me, I started painting the traditional frescoes made in marriages, festivals, Devras, etc. in Udaipur- my hometown, using pen and ink as a medium. In my works, I cherish the memories of my childhood by rendering the compositions based on the subjects such as, the village temple, epics from the Hindu mythologies, etc. The process of rendering and painting my artworks involves a lot of experiments. My grandfather used to narrate many stories based on Rajasthani folklore during my childhood. The stories had mentioned Mewar painting style, the folk art of Mewar, Miniature, Molela Terracotta, Pichwai, folk dance Gavari and popular myths from Devras- temples. All these stories have great impact on my artwork. Folk art, folk dance, and folklife in my village inspired me to create art and one can see their influence in my works. Drawing is my favorite medium. It allows me to express my thoughts more explicitly. I create artwork on paper with a pencil. My work also resembles printmaking because I first etch the paper with the help of the etching tool on the paper and then render with the pencil on it. This process allows me to create different layers and bring texture to the surface. I look forward to creating and compose visuals based on folk tales, folklife, yantra-mantra-tantra, and the beliefs as well as emotions related to all these phenomena.