My origin is from a country of colours. My paintings define my Indian origin with a profusion of colours used with total irreverence, without any kind of discipline of colour usage that is so prevalent in Western countries. Colour drives every aspect of daily life in Indian society, from life to death.

In spite of this riot of colours, my collectors find Western artistic discipline in the structure of my abstract paintings with hidden figuratives in them.

India’s 1.5 billion people abundantly, and in total freedom, use colours without any worry of disturbing any social order or system. That’s because colour is embedded in Indian culture, brightness is the key. Colour is a part of inclusiveness which has no dogma of good and bad. How India’s heritage of colour has influenced me is evident in the 5 examples here