Artist : Nitin Utge

... blue, viridian green, scarlet, and chrome yellow, are contrasted with earth tones of brown and ochre. He also creates a contrast by using the brighter colours in an opaque application and the earthy tones in a translucent manner. This also creates an interesting textural quality in his works. This method, he says, allows him to express his vision most vividly.

Utge studied at the Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya in Pune, Maharashtra. He has, to his credit, many awards, including the award of the Art Society of India, Mumbai, first in 1998, while he was still a student and the second in 200...