COUNTER POINT

NAGUESH RAO SARDESSAI

‘Counter Point’, an exhibition of paintings, silkscreen prints, collage and watercolours, was on at the Alliance Francaise, Panaji.

Aruna Witte, the creator of these works, is a widely traveled artist with keen sense of observation and admirable intellectual insight.

Her works generally lean towards conceptual realization and can be broken down to two aspects – one mathematical and the other organic. Seemingly abstract works have strong base in tangible and perceptive reality. The works with the mathematical conceptual point of reference basically emerge from the set of numbers, variants and combinations.

Aruna prefers to move beyond dependence on the process of painting to highlight the potency of the finished work. Every completed work goes through the systematic development required to produce an intellectually stimulating piece. Yet the viewer’s are not compelled to view the works with the creator’s goggles. With the freedom to conduct their independent interpretation, each work stimulates multiple viewpoints and counter points. It is futile to rationalize this complexity.

Aruna’s background in arts, science, music, literature and dance combined with comprehensive exposure to numerous professional working artists in the UK, U.S.A., and Canada endows her with rich wealth of knowledge and refined sensibilities. Besides indulging in photography, she has to her credit a privately published, limited edition, short story titled ‘My History’ and novels titled ‘Veil of Deception’ and ‘Behind the story’.

With British roots and connections with Pondicherry, Aruna moved places to study Paleontology and Greek philosophy in Bristol, UK. Along with visual arts, music and mathematics.

Residing in Goa since April, Aruna has established a permanent base in Goa.