Prabhakar Barwe

Reflective view of the world underlines Prabhakar Barwe's austerely lyrical paintings. The prosaic elements transport you out of your mundane surroundings. Then time stops and your senses break their fetters to enter into an unending vista of delightful reflection.

Quiet and effacing, his disposition corresponds to the nature of his style. His birth in a remote village of Nagaon, Maharashtra, in 1936, early childhood spent romping in the countryside he feels, has a lot to do with his artistic sensibilities. The simple village life in communion with nature touched his inner-being with an absolute sensitivity. Besides, Art is his birthright, infused into his blood. Karmakar, the renowned sculptor, his grandfather. His father too was a sculptor who worked in association with film studios.

The J.J. School of Art provided Barwe with an enriching environment and a stimulating experience. However, after college, survival became a primary problem. He decided to sell his time at job making just enough money for art materials and to run his household. The compromises lay in his life, not in his art.