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Painting Acrylic on Canvas | 36 (w) x 36 (h) inches
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Painting Acrylic on Canvas | 60 (w) x 36 (h) inches
Contemporary Indian artist Sujata Achrekar is well-known for her original paintings of faces—particularly the faces of ‘Brahmin Brahmacharis,’ or young men dedicated to the pursuit of freedom from reincarnation. She defines ‘Brahmin’ as “he who knows himself” and usually depicts him as a serene and stoic figure with hooded eyes. In her striking style, she boldly renders these faces in vibrant colors and carefully incorporates Sanskrit verses in ‘Devnagri’ letters.
Sujata Achrekar’s art is a reflection of profound stillness and inner light. Her Brahmachari figures, glowing with a golden-yellow hue, embody spiritual seekers on a path of devotion and surrender. Rooted in her heritage from Maharashtra’s Konkan region, Sujata's art reflects a deep connection to tradition, shaped further by her practice of Vipassana meditation. Through vibrant textures, celestial hues, and themes drawn from the Bhagavad Gita, she weaves the concept of Brahman into her work, inviting viewers to explore their own spiritual journeys. Her paintings transcend the traditional, offering a personal, transformative experience of devotion and self-realization.
A profound stillness radiates from Sujata Achrekar’s canvases. Her subjects, draped in quietude, eyes half-closed in meditation, seem to exist outside time. They are not merely painted figures but portals into a world of deep spiritual reflection.
Born into a family of artisans, Sujata’s roots stretch deep into Maharashtra’s Konkan region. In her childhood home, tradition was not a concept but a living, breathing presence. Her grandfather’s hands transformed silver into ‘taks’—sacred relief images of gods and their footprints. She watched, entranced, as he etched devotion into metal. The past was never distant; it was an inheritance passed through hands, through practice, through reverence
Art, then, was never a choice. It was the pulse of her lineage. It flowed into her effortlessly. A teaching stint at Sir J.J. School of Art gave her purpose. It shaped her patience and it trained her eye. But it was only when she left teaching behind that she truly stepped into her own as an artist. Her first solo exhibition at Jehangir Art Gallery was a revelation.
Sujata’s paintings are not distant, mythological relics. They are deeply personal. As a practitioner of bhakti bhava, the path of devotion, she does not approach these themes as an academic or an outsider but as a seeker, immersed in the pursuit of divine truth. Each figure stands as a silent testament to the Bhagavad Gita’s message: true wisdom is found in surrender, in the relinquishing of selfish desires, in the alignment of one’s actions with the cosmic order.
At the heart of her work lies the profound concept of Brahman, the ultimate reality that underlies all existence. Sujata embraces this philosophy, portraying Krishna not only as a deity but as Brahman—the nucleus of the universe, an omnipresent force that binds the visible and the invisible worlds. Each figure stands as a silent testament to the Bhagavad Gita’s message: true wisdom is found in surrender, in the relinquishing of selfish desires, in the alignment of one’s actions with the cosmic order.
Technically, Sujata’s artistry is as compelling as her philosophy. Her deep-rooted love for Indian miniature painting shines through in her compositions. Through techniques like scratching, overlapping, scrubbing, and rolling, she achieves an intensely textured surface that breathes with the life of sacred scrolls. Sujata Achrekar has an impressive exhibition history, having held over 10 solo shows and participated in more than 50 group exhibitions globally
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