A solo art exhibition of visual artist Swati Goel called ‘Nature’s Calling’ is going to be held at Annexe Gallery, India International Centre from 9 to 15 June 2023.
Artist Swati Goel said, “Nature’s calling is an exhibition very close and dear to me as it’s inspired by my maternal grandmother and the very reason I started painting- coloring. My nani has an abundance of knowledge of plants, seeds, pots, leaves, and whatnot, which she was kind enough to share with me. This also made me realize ‘nature’ is a very generic term used for flora fauna, personality & nature. It also made me think that is anyone actually embracing nature? Like just pausing momentarily to breathe, look up and down to the sky, moon, stars, grass and introspect themselves. So I wanted to showcase how on this busy day we can stop for a moment to embrace nature. Feel the color or connect with it even if it’s not green in color. Another reason I mentioned was why I started painting because I loved coloring for the longest time. So if you see one color or max two is a common thread in each painting.
Just exploring what one color can portray and how nature is everywhere, especially if we talk about life, life in one color may look dull or boring but with its changing hues in that color seems very interesting and so deep at the same time.”
The artist further added, “I am very passionate about my art. I began painting when I was a child and back again at the time of covid-19 pandemic. Over these years, I’ve calibrated my worldview based on my own struggles and the inspiration that I draw from my environment. My paintings depict abstract expressionism and a special story is attached to all. You will find my paintings depict my unique style and textural techniques too. In every viewing, I aim to enable my audience to experience fresh, subjective ways of experiencing and living different emotions— which I may be feeling while painting or would have wanted the painting to depict. In all of my paintings, I run a common thread of light, a ray of hope, positivity and purity, which runs in the background of my life as well. Art for me is a form of catharsis. I feel liberated when I paint. I consider painting a form of self-therapy. I feel a sense of relief in my mind, body and soul. I am a young woman, who is a direct product of the world that I occupy, shaped by the system of which I am a part. I paint not just the world I see, and the emotions I feel, but a future world that I hope to change in a positive manner. One that is free of violence, fear, chaos and conflict. One that is filled with hope, purity, love, light and dreams.”
