Overview
Dhawan is one of those rare artists whose works transcend his era. His paintings are some of the best examples of painterly abstraction in post-modern times. His meditative approach to painting enables him to create works with almost a zen-like minimalism, where sometimes even parts of the canvas-surface are left untouched, while other areas are brilliantly articulated with a single layer of diluted colors.
Dhawan’s paintings, with their sensitively rendered washes of blues, browns and reds, draw the viewer in to their unfathomable depths, compelling him to engage in a deeper communion. In the pure formalism one can see influences from Rothko but in the dialogues between silence and movement, one can intuit conversations with Gaitonde.
Works
Rajendra Dhawan, Untitled, 2011
13 x 16 inchesRajendra Dhawan, Untitled, 2011
13 x 16 inchesRajendra Dhawan, Untitled, 2011
13 x 16 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2011
13 x 16 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2011
13 x 16 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2011
13 x 16 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2011
13 x 16 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2011
23.5 x 28 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2011
23.5 x 28 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2011
23.5 x 28 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2011
23.5 x 28 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2011
23.5 x 28 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2011
25.5 x 32 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2011
25.5 x 32 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2011
25.5 x 32 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2011
25.5 x 36 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2001
28.5 x 36 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2001
28.5 x 36 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2011
31.5 x 39 inchesRajendra Dhawan, untitled, 2011
31.5 x 39 inchesRajendra Dhawan, Untitled , 2011
38 x 51 inchesRajendra Dhawan, Untitled, 2011
51 x 31.5 inchesRajendar Tiku, Untitled, 2011
51 x 77 inches
Venue
Threshold Art Gallery
C221, Sarvodaya Enclave, New Delhi, 110017