Sanjay Kulkarni: Artist, Pune, India

Sanjay began his career by working on projects of art direction in Films, Serials, and with Advertising Agencies as a Creative Director, while painting simultaneously.
Sanjay Kulkarni has won some prestigious awards like Cead (Creative Excellence in advertising and design). His achievements includes, an addition in a prestigious School for art, Canterbury Christ Church University Collage in United Kingdom.The first recognition came when he participated in a Nag foundation exhibition with reputed contemporary National Artists.
His style is characterized by contemporary modernist figures, a unique graphic approach, a connection to the philosophical side of life, rendered mysteriously by bright colors, and rich textures.
There is a deep impact of rigorous thinking of the artist, seen prominently in his themes like Krishna, Clown, Mother and child, And Buddha.The themes Reflect Positive approach to life. His paintings have a story to narrate to a viewer.
The Artist lives and works in Pune.

Click on an image below to view full size images, including descriptions. If you wish to purchase any of these works, email Sanjay directly at greycellscommunications@gmail.com to check on availability.

‘The Devine Face’- Buddha

Description:
A Face is a reflection of The human soul. When the mind is filled with knowledge and Peace it reflects on the face…Especially eyes…The beauty lies in the knowledge, mind. A painting in the series of Buddha.

‘Foresighted Concentration’

Description:This painting depicts Arjuna…A brave mythical character of ‘Mahabharata’. A great ancient warrior…fought the war for good and justice against the evil. He has a power of hitting the target at his will. Some times only by hearing the sound or by seeing the reflection, he could aim and hit correctly.There is ‘Arjuna’ in everybody of us. If we can foresee our aims, we can really hit the targets at our will. The need is to focus it, with foresighted concentration. A surreal image from the series of ‘Positive Thoughts’

Title: ‘Walking in to the ‘Orange’,

Description: Everybody can be a ‘Budhha’…It is the knowledge that makes all the difference. when you decide to walk his shown path … you will walk towards the baniyan tree of knoladge in a Orange sea of light…the path you will walk will turn into the path of Flowers…and you will get your followers ( The Lotuses represents the Human Intellect ) Your face will start emiting knoladge, you will glow like him…you will be a ‘Budhha…’ A god of knowledge

Title: ‘Buddha.. Birth and life’

Description: The painting depicts the life of Buddha, He born on ‘Budhha Pornima ( A full Moon Night ) . The Forms on the moon Must have looked like a ‘Shantimudra’ On that day…The Closed lotuses in the Night part represents the State of the society…A society without Real knowledge… And with his arrival, The first ray of Knowledge falling on The closed lotus and it starts blooming…The Baniyan tree in the center represents Buddha’s knowledge…rooted deep in the hearts of ocean and emerged high till the heights of the sky…The middle Lotus represents Buddha himself…Emitting Knowledge! ( I always represent a human intellect with Lotus as both have a same Ideology)