A Talk With Artist Dinkar Jadhav

Constant change is must.

- Suman Bajpai

Pune-based artist Dinkar Jadhav has established himself as an artist who dares to walk on a path less trodden. He was born to farmer parents in Jadhav Wadi, a small village near Pune in Maharashtra that has now been totally washed over by a dam built in the area. From thick impasto knife work on acrylic in his earlier works, that bear signs of his Western inspirations, to the wild animal energy of his newer pieces, rendered in sheer layers of paint that appear almost transparent, Dinkar Jadhav has experimented and evolved, which he considers a crucial trait for the creatively inclined. He feels that if one is not constantly changing, one does not learn enough to become versatile. Dinkar’s art understands change, and most importantly the value of acceptance in translating that change into another, more luminous language.

Apart from participating in Prafulla Art Foundation Kalanand contest, Dinkar has received many awards from The Bombay Art Society, Art Society of India, V.V. Oak Award, State Art Award for portrait, Best Annual awards for many years and Ist Annual award for sketching.

Excerpts from an interview:

How did you started your journey of art? From the early days did you want to become an artist?

From my childhood days I was inclined towards art. It was my hobby and a passion also. When I was in 8th standard, I had decided that I wanted to pursue art and would like to do something different as an artist. But really I was introduced to ‘art’ by a drawing teacher.