Artist Statement & Bio
Exploring Abstraction
RITU RAJ
Contemporary Abstract Artist
Abstraction and Expression:
My Artist Statement
Ritu Raj approaches art, business, and life through the intertwined forces of transgression, transformation, and transcendence — not as isolated moments, but as an ongoing way of being. To transgress, for Ritu, is to challenge boundaries, question assumptions, and resist the limits of convention. To transform is to embrace change and allow both self and work to evolve freely. To transcend is to move beyond surface appearances, seeking deeper connection, resonance, and meaning.
For Ritu, abstraction is not merely an artistic style — it is a living philosophy, a way of experiencing reality beyond representation. His work does not aim to explain or describe but to evoke, generate, and create space for emotions and perceptions that defy language. Influenced by Martin Heidegger’s belief that art reveals the essence of being, Ritu approaches his creative practice as an evolving encounter: a space where perception shifts, consciousness deepens, and the unknown is welcomed with open arms.
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As a polymath, Ritu draws upon a rich interplay of disciplines — mathematics, cloud computing, linguistics, entrepreneurship, and material experimentation — blending scientific precision with intuitive expression. His artistic evolution mirrors the transformations of his life: periods of solitude and introspection yielding monochromatic stillness; the vibrancy of love and marriage infusing bold, saturated color; recent explorations introducing organic movement through innovative techniques like baker’s string manipulation and CNC-carved wood and epoxy.
Through every phase, Ritu’s work invites the viewer into a reflective space — a place where abstraction becomes a mirror, and where form, texture, and motion offer a living dialogue between artist and audience. For Ritu, art is not simply a practice; it is a commitment to live fully, to continually break through, to become, and to reach beyond.
I invite you to step into this space of exploration — to linger, reflect, and uncover your own meanings within the shifting language of abstraction.
Artist Bio
“Abstraction, for me, is not escape — it’s arrival. A way of seeing beneath the surface, beyond language, into something more raw and real.” — Ritu Raj
Born in New Delhi in 1964, Ritu Raj is a contemporary abstract artist and polymath whose expansive journey weaves through the realms of technology, mathematics, entrepreneurship, and fine art. Now based in Phoenix, Arizona, Ritu brings a boundary-pushing mindset to everything he touches — from pioneering ventures in cloud computing and linguistics to innovating in dog hospitality and lab-grown diamonds. Each chapter of his life deepens his creative vocabulary.
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Raised in a family steeped in intellectual and artistic richness, Ritu absorbed the language of abstraction from an early age. His father, K.B. Goel, was one of India’s most prominent art critics and a fierce advocate of Abstract Expressionism. Ritu’s extended circle included cultural icons like photographer Raghu Rai and legendary painters M.F. Husain and F.N. Souza — shaping a consciousness attuned to form, feeling, and philosophical inquiry.
Though he initially pursued mathematics and tech, Ritu’s visual practice has evolved into a unique synthesis of precision and intuition, grounded in geometric abstraction, tactile surfaces, and ongoing material innovation. From baker’s twine and CNC-carved wood to epoxy resins and deconstructed canvas, he invents techniques to translate thought into texture.
His work is a mirror of his own metamorphosis: the meditative stillness of solitude, the chromatic joy of marriage, the fluidity of letting go. Ritu sees abstraction not as concealment, but as an invitation — a poetic architecture of perception. In his hands, art becomes a site of transformation: where logic meets emotion, and form holds space for reflection, connection, and possibility.
Through his practice, Ritu Raj offers viewers a moment of resonance — to pause, to feel, to be changed — all while listening.