Mood bowl 1 and 2, Diptych, 2024

Neerja Chandna Peters  

This artwork features a striking diptych of circles arranged on minimalist panels, showcasing a harmonious dialogue between color and form. Each panel hosts a structured yet playful array of circles in varied sizes and vibrant hues, creating a visual rhythm that captivates the viewer. The left panel is dominated by a deep red circle juxtaposed with softer pinks and grays, while bold oranges and blues provide dynamic contrast. The right panel mirrors this arrangement but introduces neon accents and softer earthy tones, enhancing the overall balance. This piece stands out for its precision and deliberate simplicity, encouraging contemplation of color interactions and spatial relationships. The composition's clean lines and thoughtful color placement reflect a refined aesthetic sensibility, making it a compelling exploration of geometric abstraction.

Neerja Chandna Peters enjoys navigating harmony through the play of lines with their symmetrical synchrony and rhythmic interplay, manipulating the nuances, their saturation and their values, thus creating a subtle movement of optics with their variable refrangibility.

In her compositions, lines and light are not mere aesthetic choices, but act as conduits that lead the viewer into a space of stillness and contemplation. Over time, the artist has come to understand that clarity often lies in reduction. A single color or the movement of a line can evoke a deep resonance when approached with intention.

This practice is as much about process as it is about outcome. It is about finding balance, not just on the canvas, but within. The act of creating becomes a reflection of this alignment, a moment when the finite touches the infinite, and the work itself becomes an offering.

Acrylic and watercolour pencil on 300 gsm Hahnemule CP fine grain Matt watercolour paper.

Overall size: 32 H x 48 W cm. Individual size: 32 H x 24 W cm.