The Open Studio / Ajay
Ajay
Musk deer
A deer with fangs steps through the golden dark
Amber light pours down between dark trunks.
The deer lifts one foreleg and does not look back.
Two white tusks rest against its lip.
Its breath leaves in violet threads.
Behind it a flower opens the colour of a bruise.
Paint runs down like late rain on bark.
The work
Ajay Kushwaha paints a musk deer in acrylic, mid-stride through a forest of amber light. Its small tusks show at the mouth. Purple waves trail from its breath and from behind its body where a pale flower opens. Kushwaha grew up in Delhi and studied painting at the College of Art there. He now studies for his Masters in Chandigarh. Animals, birds and flowers fill his work. He says nature "is the only thing that takes you away from the hustle and bustle of the society."
- Theme
- Nature and its changes
- Material
- Acrylic
- Year
- 2026
- Edition
- 1
- Framed
- Yes
- From
- Delhi
- Code
- RC-3738
In the artist’s words
I am Ajay Kushwaha, a resident of Delhi. I was born in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh and brought up in Delhi. I have done my Bachelors in Painting from College of Art Delhi and currently pursuing my Masters from College of Art Chandigarh. The goal of my artistic journey is to show the reflection of nature to humans. Through my art, I aim to depict the complex and symbiotic relationship between humans and the natural world. My approach is to show humanity as an integral part of nature. To highlight how our lives are connected to the environment around us because nature is the only thing without which humans…
