Came from inside a very cheerful greeting as Yuriko Lochan opened the doors of her home for me. As I was welcomed into the living area, my eyes were awestruck by the eternally beautiful artworks gracing the walls, and their creator herself who introducing me to her years of artistry. As the curiosity of my mind was moving through each creation at a time, Rajiv Lochan joined us with a lovely smile.
Tea was served and I got an opportunity to take the artists back to their days of solitary painting and delving into their art. Born into a family of artists, Rajiv Lochan was surrounded by art and artistic perceptions since the beginning of his life, yet deciding on becoming an artist was paradoxical and a hard won decision, which was substructures by his mentors at school. On the other hand, Yuriko Lochan at a very young age discovered her fondness for painting and backed by her father’s support completed her formal education in the field and has been pursuing it ever since.
“All my work has revolved around human presence and human psychology sans the human being. As I was always interested in the lurking human presence,” explains Rajiv Lochan. Rajiv’s inspirations are drawn from the unseen and the unfathomable scrutinies of human psychology. Whereas Yuriko Lochan is profoundly inspired by nature and surroundings, which also keeps her bound to her roots in Japan.
As we spoke about their inspirations and introspections, came in some delicious sweet treats, which lead us towards the conclusion of our conversation with a beautiful message for the aspiring painters. ‘Swantah Sukhaya’ a Sanskrit term meaning ‘internal happiness’, which is not associated with earthly mindedness and is the true definition of art and a major step for aspiring artists.
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