Shad Lityani - Art Talk at Tvak.

 The most delightful vagueness that I have ever felt is just before starting any of my new works. The first stroke of colour almost always proceeds to unfold a story, which tells itself. That is the reason; I start my works with an empty mind. My instincts lead me through the process of creating my work. Many inexplicable emotions find their way on the canvas, from the sharp edge of my painting knife, dipped in colour.

Hence, the question of ‘what to do’ is frequently impertinent to me. It’s just sincere, soulful play when I put paint on my canvas and try to tell the story of my emotions. And my visual storytelling often uses different mediums to paint on; Paper, Canvas, Colour, Water…

Personally, I feel, my work lets me look into my inner self. The world as I see it, the emotion that well up inside me.. When the overwhelming feeling takes over, I simply put up the canvas and start working on it.

I have noticed that working relentlessly on the basis of one’s instincts, provides an ample scope of evolution in one’s work and one’s life. The same has happened to me. I have always believed that all life is interconnected and inter dependent. But the threads of connections between them are so subtle that more than often we miss to notice their existence. Unlike many, my work has evolved from being full of vivid colours to just various shades of black and white. Because, to me, these shades resemble the subtle connections and interdependencies that I find in human life. Every large stroke needs supports of many smaller, finer lines, to bring meaning to the former’s existence. It wouldn’t be incorrect if I say that my work is mostly based on relationships between people, as I perceive it.

I believe my work is for the enjoyment of the viewer, rather than their analysis. There is a language in it for those who want to read it, there is a sound in it for those who want to hear it. All I can say is that I find happiness and satisfaction out of my work as all my works give me an opportunity to learn more about the world within and the world without.

Dilshad Lityani.