Year: 2025
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Dimension: 240mm x 240mm (370mm x 370mm with frame)
 
In Garden Series IV, Smrita Swarup continues to delve into nature’s transformative power, focusing on the delicate balance between growth and disruption. Here, the artist presents an explosion of color and texture that evokes the visceral energy of a garden in motion. The thick, expressive brushstrokes swirl across the canvas in vibrant hues of greens, yellows, and reds, mimicking the frenetic, yet vital forces of nature at play.
 
The central bloom, illuminated in soft whites and rich pinks, stands as the anchor of the composition, its resilience a stark contrast to the more chaotic elements surrounding it. Swarup’s use of thick, layered acrylics creates an impression of depth, with each stroke seeming to capture the very essence of time’s passage -- the fluidity of a season, the quiet persistence of growth amidst change.
 
This piece feels alive with the energy of both the known and the unknown, suggesting a garden not as a static scene, but as a dynamic, ever-changing cycle. The soft gradients of color lend an ethereal quality to the work, while the more intense splashes of paint convey movement and the idea of something just beyond the viewer's grasp -- nature constantly evolving. Through Garden Series IV, Swarup invites the viewer to reflect on transformation, the beauty of impermanence, and the tension between the calm and the chaotic forces shaping our lives.