JERAM PATEL (1930–2016), EXECUTED IN INK AND ACRYLIC ON PAPER. THE ABSTRACT COMPOSITION FEATURES A DOMINANT, OVAL, ORGANIC FORM BUILT FROM CONCENTRIC, FLUID LAYERS OF DEEP BLACK, CHARCOAL, GREY, AND BLUE-GREY TONES. THE HEAVY, GESTURAL MARK-MAKING CREATES A SENSE OF DEPTH, MOVEMENT, AND TEXTURE, WITH AN ELONGATED DARK CENTRAL FORM ENCIRCLED BY MULTIPLE IRREGULAR RINGS. THE WORK EXEMPLIFIES PATEL’S DISTINCTIVE ABSTRACT VOCABULARY, CHARACTERIZED BY BOLD, EXPERIMENTAL LINES, DENSE SURFACES, AND A STRONG SENSE OF INNER ENERGY.