Rajendra Kadia FaceSurface Exhibition Inspires Ahmedabad Art Scene
FaceSurface: Painting as Process- A Solo Exhibition by Rajendra Kadia from 17 – 22 March 2026 at L & P Hutheesing Visual Art Centre, Ahmedabad
Artist Rajendra Kadia presents his latest solo exhibition titled FaceSurface: Painting as Process at the L & P Hutheesing Visual Art Centre, Ahmedabad, opened on Tuesday, 17 March 2026 and continuing until Sunday, 22 March 2026.
This exhibition showcases a compelling body of recent works in mixed media, acrylic on paper, and terracotta sculptures, reflecting the artist’s sustained engagement with the human face as a dynamic visual field. Rather than treating the face as a conventional portrait or likeness, Kadia approaches it as a surface of exploration—a space where gesture, texture, memory, and material converge.
Through intuitive mark-making and layered painterly gestures, the works gradually evolve on the surface. Lines emerge, overlap, and dissolve, allowing each composition to unfold organically. Dense tonal passages are balanced with moments of subtle restraint, creating images that exist between figuration and abstraction. In Kadia’s paintings, the face becomes less about individual identity and more about the experience of presence, transformation, and the evolving language of painting.
A distinctive aspect of the exhibition is the inclusion of works on terracotta soras, whose circular format introduces a powerful symbolic dimension. The earthy material lends tactile depth and cultural resonance, while the painterly interventions transform these traditional surfaces into contemporary visual expressions. The circular ground frames the image in a contained yet dynamic space, suggesting cycles of memory, continuity, and reflection.
FaceSurface: Painting as Process represents a mature phase in Rajendra Kadia’s artistic practice. The works demonstrate clarity of vision, confidence in gesture, and a deep commitment to the process of painting itself. By allowing the marks, textures, and surfaces to remain visible, the artist foregrounds the act of making—inviting viewers to witness painting as an unfolding dialogue between hand, material, and imagination.
The exhibition offers viewers an opportunity to engage with painting not merely as a finished image, but as an evolving journey of thought, gesture, and transformation.
The exhibition will remain open daily from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM until 22 March 2026.
