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Medium:Mixed Media on Canvas
Size: 6ft x 4ft
Creation Date:2021
Collection:Geometric Splendor
Theme: Squares, grids, bands, frames, diagonals, architectural order, or hard-edge compositional structure.
Palette: Shimmer Gold · Sacred Arc · Warm Ivory · Mandala Earth · Ritual Amber

Ganesh (2021) is a devotional abstraction — a work that channels the energy of invocation through shape, symbol, and material. Created in mixed media on canvas, this 72 x 48 inch painting is part of the Geometric Splendor Collection, where form meets feeling in highly structured compositions.

This piece draws inspiration from the Hindu deity Ganesh, known as the remover of obstacles, the god of beginnings, and a symbol of wisdom and protection. But Ganesh is not a figurative painting. Instead, it translates divine presence into line, repetition, and sacred geometry.

Golden arcs and interrupted mandalas float within a grounded vertical framework. The materials shimmer subtly — a nod to ritual and reverence without sliding into iconography. The painting holds tension between precision and reverence, between structure and myth.

In method and spirit, this work resonates with Anish Kapoor — particularly his ability to infuse formal abstraction with philosophical and spiritual weight. But while Kapoor often works in monumental voids, Ganesh creates presence through layering and embedded memory.

This is a painting of approach. One doesn’t see Ganesh, but one feels the gate. The geometry is not cold. It vibrates. Every line seems to echo with something ancient. The canvas becomes a temple wall, a portal, a threshold.

As part of Geometric Splendor, Ganesh invites viewers into a dialogue between the abstract and the sacred. It’s a modern invocation — spiritual not in icon, but in invitation.

Ritu Raj | Contemporary Abstract Painter | Phoenix

Ritu Raj is a contemporary abstract painter based in Phoenix, Arizona. His signature technique, Organic Movement, replaces the brush with thread — tracing the exact tension between control and surrender that holds a painting in motion. He has created over 200 original works collected across the US, Europe, and Asia, and is the author of the forthcoming The Shape of Seeing and The Unalgorithmic Self.

https://www.rituart.com/
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