Nitin is a philosopher and an artist, a man of peace and contemplation, he does not court the market preferring to immerse himself in the process of subconscious observation, a process he likens to “looking into the depths of the sea from the deck of a ship”.
In this age of race and pace, artists like Nitin, help to ground and remind us of the value of simplicity, that human energy need not be solely directed towards commerce and materialism,encourage us to see beyond the everyday, to the truth and beauty of that eternal phrase “less is more”.
He is considered one of India’s prime artists although his formal education was in literature gaining an MA from Bombay University in 1980. During this time he also studied art history. Here he learnt to trust his innate creative skills and develop his unique style realizing that this was where his true path lay.
In this age of race and pace art helps to ground us, remind us of the quieter stiller moments, show us that human energy need not be solely directed towards commerce and materialism, encourage us to see beyond the everyday, to the truth and beauty of that eternal phrase “less is more”.
His paintings and works on paper have an infinity, a quality of Zen that can take you to your own special place, may be abstract maybe real, a place of peace and natural order. Something we all need in our lives.
