Vinayak Godbole

Artist Statement:

Color plays a central role in all of my paintings. My paintings are structured around geometric patterns that resemble landscapes. Distances are created by composing flat elements in subtle colors.

I have always wondered why people like or dislike paintings. It prompted me to think about the relationship between emotions and how we perceive colors. I also researched the works of colorists such as Rothko, Hans Hoffman, Nicolas de Stael, and Wolf Kahn. As a result, my compositions have a passive appearance and gradually trigger a parasympathetic response.

I started my art career by painting portraits on commission. I studied portrait and landscape painting at the Chitra Mandir Art Institute in India. In recent years, I switched from oil and watercolor to acrylic and acrylic impasto styles.

I have previously participated in art exhibitions in Bombay, India's National Centre for Performing Arts, the Mood Indigo cultural festival, and other locations.

My goal is to get my paintings, small and large, on as many walls as possible while also collaborating with designers.