Observations of an Art Critic:

Prafulla enjoys walking the edge of the unknown and invites the viewer to opt out of the material dimension and enter the organic force‑field of the void. Her mindscapes capture her passion for vocal music. They seem to resonate with the swelling notes of her ragas as they merge into nada, the expansive primordial sound.

Her large ochre and smaller grey‑white and black canvases indicate a shift into a new trajectory of stylistic development. The dark, fanned out markings of black pigment in the smaller work seem like winged creatures, while the white and grey striations are less luminous but organically active. This work could perhaps be a point of breaking new ground in an evolving painterly vocabulary.

In her canvases Prafulla images the complex interplay between life and nature. They are awash with emotive insights. As she negotiates between several levels of expressivity, she seems to invite the viewers to test the waters of infinity.

In her leaf- sun‑dappled studio in Lonavala, Prafulla works facing the brow of the hills. Between the trees that scatter against one another the sky tilts upwards. The elements interplay across the studio's tall glass‑panelled wall and the artist does what she loves best. She pulls the roller and hums Todi to herself, as she communicates with nature.

Sumitra Kumar Srinivasan

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