Prakriti-Drishti: Vipin Singh Rajput’s Nature-Inspired Vision

A key highlight of the painting is the sense of dimension created by the play of inner and outer colors. Transparent layers in certain areas give the impression of overlapping leaves, just like petals and flowers in a garden where colors shift and blend with grace. Light and shadow are carefully balanced, adding depth and movement to the composition.

Vipin Singh Rajput’s paintings often draw from the places he has belonged to and the environments in which he has grown up. The sights and textures of his surroundings continuously influence the elements and media he explores in his art. He comes from Chhattisgarh, specifically from a small town called Khairagarh, known as a city of music and education. Khairagarh is not just culturally rich; it also carries historical significance as a former princely state. That long inheritance still pulses through every stroke, turning lived history into living colour.

Growing up in this atmosphere, surrounded by music, dance, and various forms of art, he found himself naturally drawn to abstraction. He experiments with new media and incorporates them into his visual language. Materials like cloth, rice paper, mixed media, and especially paper pulp have become vital tools in his creative process. Sometimes, to bring out texture, he burns parts of his paintings. This act of burning is not destructive; it is transformative. It allows a deeper dimension to emerge, much like observing the world from a bird’s-eye view. That perspective helps him blur the line between realism and abstraction.

Each color, in his view, has its own emotional voice. Colors attempt to communicate something symbolic, something emotional. Depending on his emotional state—mostly content—the colors shift: his red series reflects intensity and power, while his blue series represents calm and reflection. He has also used natural powders, soil, and dust, materials that remind him of childhood play. Each memory lives in his art as a quiet emblem, never a mere ornament. During the process of creating, he employs not only colors and textures but also lines, words, and other visual elements to represent his inner feelings and experiences. These small yet significant elements become bridges connecting his art to society.

Throughout his journey he harmonises with people, animals, and the rhythms of music. Music plays a crucial role. Its rhythm and melody influence his strokes and textures. Just as music flows, he tries to allow colors and elements to flow in his compositions. He connects this flow with materials like paper pulp, wire, and nails, letting them align with the same energy as a musical composition. He sees different colors in people, and those colors become his subjects. Their internal emotional states inform his creative process.

He gets inspired by the people around him—the way they walk, their clothes, the colors they wear, their expressions; all of it inspires him.

He completed both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidyalaya. After graduation he moved to Mumbai to explore the next phase of his career. He spent about two years in the city. Then, thanks to an award he received, he had the opportunity to travel to Europe. That experience changed him wholeheartedly. He visited Paris, Venice, Rome, Florence, and explored renowned museums like the Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, the Picasso Museum, and various modern art galleries.