His work carries boundless energy even from a visual and metaphoric perspective, as one can sense a veritable implosion of energy as he pummels the handmade paper. This flow of energy is quite obvious in the colors as well as the formation of the strokes. The energy gets represented in such wonderful ways that it exudes mystery.
Born in Kurduwadi in Maharashtra, Vijay Shinde is known as a painter’s painter. His childhood memories keep appearing again and again in his works. His memories are peppered with the village path washed with earth and the smells and fragrances arising from the fields. The artist studied joined at the Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai, from 1977 to 1982. “Life at art school was like liberation for me, a new way of life, the mind that was wiped clean of all doubts,” he recalls.
Among his teachers at the J.J., Vijay Shinde cherishes fond memories of Prof. Palsikar who was strongly influenced by Paul Klee. The academic training on the one hand and the strong impression of Klee on the other infused in him a fine sense of balance between restraint and freedom. Mumbai based Tao Art Gallery had hosted an exhibition of recent works, entitled ‘Shakti’, by him.
His suite of works was enthralling, energizing and mystifying - powerful to emote and to cause emotion, an accompanying note to the series had stated. It elaborated to state: “In some ways, the artist reflects reality in the very fact that his creations hover between a realm of definition and abstraction - its inspiration lies in his native culture and religion, albeit its expression rips it open to different interpretations and boundless imagination through obfuscated techniques.
As evident, his work borders between formlessness and deft definition – one can see snatches of images or constructs, familiar but mired in a haze of captivating colors that keep us away from a complete and immediate elucidation.
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