Vasudeo Gaitonde — Abstract Painting
Nov 29, 2020
Vasudeo Gaitonde (1924–2001) was regarded as one of India’s foremost abstract painters. He received Padma Shri Award in 1971. “Although he was considered an abstract painter, he preferred calling his work “non-objective”, and believed that “there is no such thing as abstract art.” Gaitonde’s paintings, evocative of subliminal depths, are known for their spiritual quality and characteristic silence that is as meditative as it is eternal and momentous. The plain, large surfaces of layered paint possess an inherent quality of light.
