Apples
Apples
Sujyot Suhas Parkhe
Size: 10 x 10 Inches
Medium: Acrylic on Linen
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In front of the barren mountains, there was an apple plantation. I even plucked apples directly from the orchard. The mixture of red and green within the plantation created
a striking contrast against the dry landscape.
Artwork Specs
| Exact Size | 10 x 10 Inches |
|---|---|
| Artist Description | My work explores how our perception of trees and landscapes is shaped through experience, culture, memory, and observation. While trees are often understood through their utility, decoration, or economic value, I approach them as individual living entities with their own presence, existence, and internal life. Our experiences construct layered perceptions—some so transparent that they go unnoticed. Through my practice, I attempt to reveal these hidden layers, both within myself and in the way we understand the natural world. In my paintings, trees hold their own sense of comfort and being. However, due to non-native interventions, economic pressures, and decorative impositions, many native trees begin to lose this comfort and, gradually, their existence. For the past few years, I have closely studied non-native species such as eucalyptus and Lantana camara. Initially drawn to their visual beauty, my perception shifted through research and travel across different regions of India. This process led me to examine the silent conflicts between native and non-native elements, where adaptation often masks deeper ecological imbalance. In regions like Spiti Valley, even cultivated species such as apples begin to behave as non-native presences, creating subtle but significant environmental tensions. Through observing the social life of trees, I find reflections of human behavior adaptation, coexistence, conflict, and survival. At times, trees appear almost philosophical, embodying forms of silent knowledge. Yet in human society, we often engage with trees through names, images, and symbols rather than their living reality. Visual memory becomes tied to language, distancing us from direct experience. Using a semiotic framework, my work examines how language, cultural meaning, and memory construct our understanding of trees, while their actual presence remains overlooked. I express these ideas through layered materials such as mesh and transparent surfaces, which physically embody the overlapping and often invisible layers of perception. Alongside this conceptual inquiry, my work also reflects on the economic and social dimensions of tree plantations and their integration into human life. Despite these complexities, I aim to create visuals that carry a sense of calm, awareness, and quiet reflection. For me, art becomes a way to foster sensitivity toward our environment while holding space for a deeper, more attentive way of seeing. |
| Artist Name | Sujyot Suhas Parkhe |
| Medium | Acrylic on Linen |
Meet the Artist - Sujyot Suhas Parkhe
My work explores how our perception of trees and landscapes is shaped through experience, culture, memory, and observation. While trees are often understood through their utility, decoration, or economic value, I approach them as individual living entities with their own presence, existence, and internal life.
Our experiences construct layered perceptions—some so transparent that they go unnoticed. Through my practice, I attempt to reveal these hidden layers, both within myself and in the ...
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