S. Harsha Vardhana (B.1958) Untitled signed, dated '2005', medium and size verso mixed media on canvas, framed 182.2 x 148.8cm (71 3/4 x 58 9/16in). Footnotes: Provenance Property from a private collection, USA. 'I don't work with an idea or a theme. Even the recognizable geometric forms, which occur at times, are not there to symbolize or represent a thought or some profound meaning! I feel that if my work can lend itself to one interpretation than it should do so to a hundred others.' - S Harsha Vardhana Largely self-trained, Vardhana developed a distinctive visual language defined by richly worked surfaces and a restrained, often muted palette. The son of one of India's leading modernists, J. Swaminathan, his engagement with art emerged as a natural progression. Drawing on the visual lexicon of tribal motifs and symbolic forms, his compositions are built around abstract, geometric structures, frequently anchored by inverted triangular shapes, and arranged within carefully calibrated fields of colour. Vardhana's practice has been presented widely in both solo and group exhibitions internationally. Notable solo presentations include Enduring Intimations from Far and Near at Gallery Espace, New Delhi (2007-08); Seeking the Reality at Indigo Blue Art, Singapore (2007); Lines Maketh the Web at Aicon Gallery, New York (2007); and Acute, Obtuse and Sometimes Right at Aicon Gallery, California (2006). He is currently based in New Delhi. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing