Works of artist Yashwant Deshmukh are philosophical and poetic in nature. Though very little is left to the imagination, a curious sense of structural build-up of all these elements opens up a new perspective.
His works embody his search for space beyond forms with impeccable minimalism of expressions. The elements, such as volume, shade, light and movement play minimal role in his canvases wherein each line, angle and curve is to be viewed in its entirety. It’s an iconic representation of an individual’s self-contained universe.
He states: “My painting is essentially form-oriented. The basic idea is to grasp the relationship between a form and the space around. The forms create invisible planes and the interaction of these planes with the negative space surrounding them pushes the boundaries further.”
In his works, colors simply help define the tones and intensity of space and state the nature of the form. Incidentally, he prefers acrylic. Another noteworthy aspect of his oeuvre is the usage of day-to-day objects like a bucket or a funnel that served as individual protagonists, albeit, to be strictly viewed in relation with the space in which they levitate. By employing them he is looking to investigate the metaphysics of space and form.
For example, in his recent series 'Regarding the Cone', the artist examines the geometry of the cone, articulating its formal philosophy – that of holding and emptying. In his minimal renderings, which look as if they have been revealed by a process of removal rather than formed by patient overlaying, he expresses his dual preoccupation with Space and its skin of Time that come together in momentary stasis.
He notes: “One side of the cone moves to the inner space and the other corner moves to the outer space. Between these two directions, there’s the form of the cone. While experiencing the space, it loses its appearance, its physicality. It remains as only the directions to inner space and outer space.”
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