A Reading Path down a Rabbit Hole: Gulab Kapadiya

There are very few pieces of information about Kapadiya online, let alone full interviews. Here are quotes from coverage of his shows that shed light on the thought process of his works. Kuch Hai will continue to watch for more in-depth coverage of this talented artist.

Vogue India

Small business holders are seen as the protagonists in Gulab Kapadiya’s paintings. In a corner of the city where the sun pours like molten amber and morning stirs in the poetry of hands at work, a man bends and folds stubborn bamboo into baskets that will carry the weight of the day; a barber’s blade cuts through hair and air; a vegetable seller arranges his greens with care, laying out the sustenance that nourishes the neighbourhood. These gestures are intimate chronicles of daily life and survival, transformed through layered watercolour on rice paper, further extended onto canvas.

Mochi Watercolor Figurative Painting, Gulab Kapadiya (Artzolo)

Platform Mag

With brushstrokes on rice paper, he transforms everyday figures like vegetable sellers and labourers into icons. His painting of a man in a banana plantation celebrates the deep connection between humanity and the earth…The repetition of simple forms, such as jute bags and bamboo baskets, creates a meditative atmosphere.

Untitled, Gulab Kapadiya

The Curators Art

Gulab uses soft water colour washes and layers them to create a vintage effect in an attempt to render such lives as beautiful and meaningful. His work is also preoccupid with the notion of these works having their own history and a specific place and function in the world.

Untitled, Watercolour on rice paper on canvas, 24 x 72 inches (61 x 183 cms), Gulab Kapadiya