Art is all about colours and through my paintings I connect water and life with each other,” says a young city artist Shikha Dev.Notably, Shikha Dev has put up her solo exhibition at Rangdarshini Gallery, Bharat Bhavan here on Wednesday. Presenting a floating and beautiful world of underwater elements and the struggle of life, Shikha has wondrously showcased a bond between the two.
Being a young artist, Shikha has used her imagination widely and has shown the contrast features of cool and silent water. The use of red colour not only baffles the spectator at first glance but also let the viewer to look beyond the ordinary phase of imagination.
“Mostly when asked about water, people usually think about the calm and cool water, but here in my paintings I have shown the other side of water. I have displayed the warmness of water and this is the reason I have mostly used red colour in my creations,” said Shikha while explaining about her work to The Pioneer.
The shades of white, brown, black has added more zest to her creations. She said, “The line forms shows struggle of life and the use of white shades show the happiness one feel in the struggle period. These shades of white represent the light in darkness.”
The artists using her highly intellect way of communicating her perceptions through colours spread on canvas has showcased another world of art at the gallery. “I have kept my work untitled so that I could come across the perception of the viewer and could match with mine,” said Shikha.
She has beautifully coated her work on canvas with acrylic, oil paint, crayons adding a fascinating effect. Besides, the use of different mediums adorns her creations.
The highly aesthetic perception of the creations has enabled the viewers to touch most profound depths of the concept she has worked upon. The style, uniqueness of imagination with brilliant technique made the creations enchanting. Notably, her creativity is more involved with observation rather than experience. This exhibition is a continuum of creativity and one can feel the transformation of it into colours as they walk through the gallery.