One Step Closer…
Colours, they are the greatest magicians! They have
the power to capture anybody’s mind. When colours
play together, they create a mesmeric drama which makes
you forget yourself and take through a whole new world.
Colours act as they are directed. I have directed my
colours with a positive attitude, which is reflected
in my paintings. Colours in my paintings represent inspiration,
hope and energy. These ingredients are a perfect blend
for the recipe which will take you One Step Closer to
Progress.”
Painting started as a hobby for this artist. Encouraged
by the appreciation from his family and friends, he
decided to take his art seriously. He admitted himself
in Dalvi’s Institute of Art, Kolhapur in the year
1984 along with his third year in commerce college.
As hobby he used to paint, in poster colour, paintings
of reputed artists like lLate Mulgaokar, Late Dalal,
Late S.M.Pandit. Since then until now, an impression
of these artists can be seen in Arvind’s realistic
art.
After completing his foundation course in painting,
he joined Kalaniketan, Kolhapur, for Applied Arts, but
gave it up. He used to accept commercial works for publications
as front cover artist. His first cover and a calendar
was printed in the year 1985. Impressed by his work
a publication called Manorama Prakashan invited him
to the city of dreams Mumbai in 1986. Since then Arvind
has capitalised over the Marathi publication industry
in the whole Maharashtra state. An unknown face soon
came into limelight when he designed covers for reputed
authors like Late Shanta Shelke, Pandharinath Sawant,
Late Shrikant Sinkar, Ramchandra Sadekar, Shaileja Raje,
Vasudha Patil, Vamanrao Deshpande, Dr. Nagarsekar, Pandit
Kishanlal Sharma and a renouned politician Balasaheb
Thakerey. All these personalities are well known authors
in fields of social, emotional episodes, devotional,
medical, political and astrological knowledge. Arvind
also worked as a special calendar artist for 7 years
at IFFCO (A fertilizer Company in India).
Arvind has also painted illustrations on ‘Dyaneshwari’,
a mythological story.
After almost 21 years of experience in realistic field,
this artist decided to walk the path of contemporary
art. During his art college, he was introduced to many
popular artists and M.F.Hussain’s liveliness an
evergreen personality influenced the artist’s
attitude towards life. Although, his style of painting
still remains uninfluenced and exclusive. He believes
that his paintings speak the positive energy of his
mind due to which the images created on canvas visualize
a whole new world
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