Mysticism and Tantric art inspire self-taught artist Rajesh Vijaykumar. ‘Mystics’, a two-day exhibition at Museum Auditorium, Thiruvananthapuram, showcased 35 of his works in acrylics, charcoal, watercolour and digital art.
Rajesh says he has been reading the Rig Veda and scriptures to understand the symbolism and iconography of Tantric art. Abstract forms and shapes depict complex philosophical thoughts that range from the meditative to the disturbing forms of the Universe.
Some of his best works are in charcoal, with painstaking details painted in with brush and charcoal dust. The play of light and shadow give the paintings a three-dimensional effect, evident in the work of a standing Ganesha strumming a veena.
