To Virangana Soni, painting is a passion. Through art, she tries to express the wonder she feels about the world she lives in.
“My work is an intuitive improvisation of nature and on the impressions of daily life. Through a process of psychological realism, visual elements are restructured into an abstraction… Fascinated by the coastal line of Mumbai, I am inspired by the raw beauty of the sea and the landscape… Using visual suggestions, I draw the viewer into an imagined landscape into a colourful dynamic world that hovers between the abstract and the representational. I believe in what Picasso said: “There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterwards, you can remove all traces of reality.
“I believe that painting is a game in which wonder creates the desire to play.”
The exhibition is at Jehangir Art Gallery till April 29. Contact: 9820151415.