Untitled, 1971
Rajendra Dhawan (b.1936) interpreted the poetic nature of his art practice quite gracefully. His paintings are an experience which evokes meditative and peaceful feelings. Dhawan used colours that did not pop out of his surface but instead invited the viewer inside them. The subtle use of colour in strategic places while leaving some areas on the canvas blank was his way of reinventing abstraction and colour-field paintings. The fleeting nature of his method of using colours gave him a distinct style and an essential place amongst his contemporaries.
Dhawan pursued his education at the Delhi School of Art (1953-58) and then in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (1962).