“My paintings, with their pulsating energy, vibrant colours, and interesting textures, are a homage to the art of India. They are an ode to memories, to the sights and sounds of the ruins that I saw and absorbed as a child while growing up in Gujarat. Viewers can perceive it in their own manner—it is a reason why I rarely title my work—but they can’t mistake the jugalbandi that happens when myriad elements come together on a canvas.”
Shanti Dave
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This painting, from a collection in the USA, has the artist’s characteristic use of thick areas of encaustic, into which he has incised and cut markings, patterns, mouldings and text, evoking ancient walls, carvings and lost civilisations.
“He developed the indigenous look by a bold use of hieroglyphic and semi-decorative motifs redolent of the Gujarat region he came from. These motifs worked out “in relief”, invest his canvases both with texture and character. Shanti’s treatment of the canvas base is equally bold…”
Dnyaneshwar Nadkarni
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