Gallery Gitanjali is delighted to present Sadguru Chendvankar’s latest series, entitled ‘Spires in The Sky’ , a lyrical meditation on the Churchscapes of Goa.
The visual poetry in Sadguru’s paintings, with their compositional symmetry and almost geometrical rhythm, have for long evoked a visceral yet meditative response in the viewer.
The elegance of his composition lies in his ability to create layer by layer, an endearing yet intriguing landscape of the land he loves, not just as a place, but as a state of mind.
Like an alchemist at work, he seeds the saturated colours of his landscapes with rich symbolism steeped in the socio cultural fabric of Goa.
In his latest series , “ Spires in the Sky“ he deliberates on the Churchscapes of Goa , embedded as they are in the psyche of the land , looming gracefully over hills and islands , paddy fields and rivers.
An Institute in himself, the septuagenarian Sadguru has been a mentor to generations of Goan artists for over 3 decades. A printmaker by training and an expert in cold ceramics, Sadguru enjoys exploring different mediums and this reflects in his body of work.
Born in Sept 1947, Sadguru studied at J. J. School , Mumbai and went on to win the Goa State Art Exhibition award several times, the 2nd State Wood Art Exhibition, Goa in 1990, the Lalit Kala Academy award in New-Delhi in 1995 and the Veteran Artist Award from the All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society in 2010.
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