Srinivas Kathoju

The Golden Stripe 2, Abstract Oil Painting

2021

Artist Comments
A warm and vibrant sunset abstraction dominated by varying shades of purple and pink. "This painting is inspired by vast open fields and expansive horizons," states artist Srinivas Kathoju. "I used a thick layer of paint to represent a textured field on the foreground. The middle ground then depicts a vivid glowing horizon where the field blends into the sky."

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 2
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.