Srinivas Kathoju

The Golden Stripe 1, Abstract Oil Painting

2021

Artist Comments
"This painting is inspired by vast open fields and expansive horizons," says artist Srinivas Kathoju. "Painted on the foreground are thick textured shades of color representing wide glorious fields. The middle ground depicts the glowing horizon where the fields blend with the sky. They merge together creating a warm and vibrant atmosphere."

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, abstract, fields, lake, horizon, sunset, evening, stripe, vertical, abstract, nature, abstract, landscape, oil painting, purple

The Golden Stripe 1
Srinivas Kathoju
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2021
36 in. h x 12 in. w x 1.5 in. d
1 lbs. 1 oz.