I have received Master’s Degree in Literature (M.A.) from Bombay University in 1980.In 1983 I joined J.J. School of Art to learn
Artist's Statement
Artist’s Statement
“The real is empty and the empty is real”-Tao.
In the last few years, I have been reading the Zen school of philosophy which emphasises the actuality or the “realness” of daily life.I have tried to capture this essence of Zen living in my series of work.
My images spring forth from the landscape of my subconscious. I have tried to depict the feeling of timelessness or infinity by using the visual effect of the monochrome. My monochromatic canvases give expression to the minimilastic theory of “less is more”.
Through the process of painting, I draw inspiration from nature. I am fascinated by the delicate balance of colour, form and spontanity that is seen only in nature. In expressing these images, I create an abstract coloured surface which holds within it layers of meaning. It is in this very language that my silences become my speech.– Nitin Dadrawala
To say that the work of Nitin Dadrawala has matured over the decades would be to state the obvious. He has been
Nitin Dadrawala is a typical product of the vital new forces that are emerging in contemporary Indian Art. During the first half
Travelling at night with eyes wide open often draws one to look at the dark. You look out of a plane window
The poet in Nitin takes pen to paper. The painter in him takes ink to paper. Just as the words tumble down
My show "Ink on Paper" is a journey that is intensely personal yet universally appealing. The outcome is not a simple instance
The calligraphy in these works differentiates character from an alphabet. While some readable letterforms might have found place in some of Nitin's
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