The artistic growth of Anil Soni has been one disparate or intense search for form, colour, and the hues of nature. Starting off with an interest in illustrative precision, his early work was vivid and visually catching. Over time, his vision transformed, becoming more meditative and layered. His artistic trajectory thus reflects an increasing subtlety from the obvious to the abstract with the familiar landscapes of trees, rivers, and light dissolving into shape, colour, and texture explorations.
Later works of Soni transcend the frontiers of mere representation into the realm of abstraction. The transition opened his act of expression towards far more liberative uses than adhering to tangible forms. His abstract series is an investigation into the very nature of nature: trees are not trees, nor rivers rivers, but sweeping arrays of light and shadow and mass. He accomplishes this by depicting the intrinsic energy of the natural world, along with its dynamism, as one connected whole.
His bold yet reflective colors are one of the main vehicles of his investigation into nature’s depth. A symphony of tones and hues, Soni invites the viewer to enter a dialogue with the organic world. The interplay between color and form in his works installs a visual tension that speaks to the diversity and complexity in nature itself.
Anil Soni’s work stands as both an intro into oneself and an invitation for viewers to see nature anew. Abstraction for him does not conceal but heightens the beauty of nature, endowed with new ways that foster contemplation and appreciation. His art captures the sensitive balance between form and formlessness, depicting nature as ever-evolving, engrossing presence, worthy of renewed admiration.
