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Raja is a technically gifted artist. His classical style is reminiscent of the Dutch masters and the Romantic Movement, displaying with realistic accuracy the play of light and atmospheric effects. He succeeds in capturing on canvas the rare and intangible moment when one looks on a scene of awe-inspiring beauty with a prevailing sense of peace and timelessness. From his paintings of temples, one can almost smell the incense and hear the music and prayers that fill the softly lit air of the twilight hour. From a pious and devote Hindu family, Raja beckons the viewer to partake of the rich and devotional temple culture of India, through his paintings. One can admire how he captures the contrast of the villages humble surroundings, set aside the grandeur of the Hindu Temple Gopurams, reaching to the heavens. From a young age Raja found great fulfilment in the joyous celebration within temple culture, and is moved to offer a glimpse of how it is to live side by side with these almost lifelike deities which are the elaborate temple complexes of India. |
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