Ravi Sheth

My recent work examines the relationships between individual moments, natural and intimate, that are reminiscent of the life around me. Every piece I create is an effort to unearth myself. I often use multiple layers to create a sense of dimensionality, a sense of emotion that evoke mystery within the familiar. I often find myself engaging with the canvas and the erratic nature of the medium, allowing me embrace all the happy accidents. Gravity can be a superb painting tool drips of paint can be controlled through tipping and altering the direction of a canvas. These imperfections create a sense of "life is not perfect after all – imperfections make it beautiful". Tools I use vary from brushes to credit cards which is reflected in the bold and imperfect strokes. I recently came to realize that my colors are inspired from nature these come from simple activities such as taking nature walks or a general observation of my surroundings with time. My current work focusses on children. There is a child in all of us and as we grow into adulthood we tend to forget that part of us. The current series is inspired from a song titled "Sitya Loss" - in Lugandan meaning let me dance, dance for the moment, life is short and music is so good, I do not fear. Ravi Sheth lives in Redwood City, California. Before moving to Long Beach California for graduate school where he received his MS in Electrical Engineering from California State University Long Beach. Ravi grew up in Zambia, Africa. He received a BS in Physics from University of Zambia.