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The quivering of a waterbody on a moonlit night, the wisp of a midnight cloud passing by a hill, and the golden brilliance of a tree in bloom condense into the primal hues of blue and yellow in Jagath Ravindra’s Sobāthma. This series becomes a time capsule, as it envelopes the viewer in a sweeping embrace of pulsating tropical colours. The transient phenomena continue to play in a loop, transporting the viewer into a moment suspended in ephemeral time. While rooted in the impressionist tradition and celebration of Claude Monet, Ravindra’s practice finds its own contemporary expression in the abstract, balancing personal introspection with universal resonance.
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Jagath Ravindra
Ehala , 2024Acrylic on Canvas
294 x 294 cm
115 3/4 x 115 3/4 in -
Juxtaposed against the panoramic ten-panel Mountains in the Moonlight the rich shades of blue capture the sweeping expanse of the mountainous terrains as it slowly wakes up to daybreak. Navigating through the length of the canvas, one arrives at the end of a journey.
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Jagath Ravindra
Mountains in Moonlight , 2024Acrylic on Canvas
285 x 916.5 cm
112 1/4 x 360 7/8 in -
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In Ravindra’s work recognisable contours sublimate into its essential colours. The time of the day and mood evoked by the weather determine the tonal variation and subtleties the artist brings into his palette. The enormity of the experience amplified by an emphasis on scale is further heightened by the predominant use of bold swatches of colour. With each layer adding dimension, it permits an interplay of depth and distance. As one continues to gaze into the canvas, the forms reemerge and manifest with the passage of time.
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Jagath Ravindra
Blooming Beauty, 2024Acrylic on Canvas
214 x 457 cm
84 1/4 x 179 7/8 in -
In distilling fleeting moments into an interplay of colours, Jagath Ravindra engages in a dialogue with the impressionist, Claude Monet. Much like Monet's idle waterlily ponds - whose evocation of transient beauty was a precursor to abstract art, Sobāthma reimagines these ephemeral moments through a lens that is uniquely tropical—infused with the warmth and vibrancy of Ravindra's surroundings.
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SOBĀTHMA: Jagath Ravindra
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