Srinivas Kathoju

New Begining Series-1, Oil Painting

2022

Artist Comments
Artist Srinivas Kathoju demonstrates an expressionist landscape in dreamy hues of purple. He divides the composition into three segments. "The fields represent the foreground with thick paint imparting texture, the horizon represents the middle ground blending the different elements, and the cloudy sky serves as the background," says Srinivas. The loosely painted brush strokes create a whimsical perspective as the sun sets.

About the Artist
During the day, Srinivas Kathoju is a full-time software engineer. However, his art reflects another side of his personality; a passion for painting, a love of nature, and a desire to depict the vastness and majesty of the landscape. What makes his paintings unique is the way they incorporate several styles of art. The abstracted compositions have the soft atmosphere of an impressionist landscape, combined with the flat bold shapes of a post-war modern painting. Additionally, there is an ambiguity to the composition. The eye may easily register the painting as a landscape, but struggle to identify the horizon line and other landmarks within the piece. Is the block of turquoise running the length of the canvas a river, or just another line of color within the layers of stacked shapes?

Words that describe this painting: landscape, expressionism, fields, lake, horizon, sunset, twilight, dusk, sky, clouds, linear, oilpainting, impressionism, mountains, expressionism, landscape, oil painting, purple

New Begining Series-1
Srinivas Kathoju
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2022
36 in. h x 36 in. w x 1.5 in. d
2 lbs. 7 oz.