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Art is beyond just brush strokes and the canvas, it is about observing, reliving and recreating moments and experiences. These words are personified in the artworks of a Maharashtra-based artist named Ramesh V Deshmane displayed at the Free Press House, Nariman Point, Mumbai. The artist who studied art at the J.

J. School of Art, Mumbai, and worked to create impressive paintings using charcoal, mixed media, soft pastels, and watercolours spoke to Swarna Srikanth during his ongoing solo show. “I was passionate about art from an early age.



This made me pursue art education. My paintings are semi-abstract, and they hold a significant Indian touch,” the artist said. Reflecting on his works which portray human emotions through facial expressions, he added, “In a busy city like Mumbai, we observe a variety of faces.

People seem fresh and happy in the morning, while nervous in the afternoon. I can’t always note my own expressions, but I create what I come across. My artworks attempt to bring out the beauty of these facial expressions.

” Most of his paintings carry a subtle texture that lifts up the artwork and makes it speak a little more. The artist depicts facial expressions using relevant colours and a textural base, thereby embracing the aura of portraying emotions from various relationships and experiences. From faces that smile to communicate joy and affection, to those sobbing in pangs of separation, his paintings represent a variety of ‘masks’ worn by people in t.

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