NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 2, 2016 (The Hindu):The exhibition by Sujata Bajaj titled “Ganapati” ends tomorrow at Art Alive Gallery, Panchsheel Park, till Thursday. Her preoccupation with Lord Ganesha started while she was confined to bed due to an injured foot. Since then artist Sujata Bajaj has painted, etched and sculpted Lord Ganesha for three decades, a passion that ran parallel to her career as an abstract colorist. The exhibition brings to light her lesser-known side in a culmination of work that has been 30 years in the making. Sujata uses a variety of techniques and materials that she has been collecting over time like gold foil, newspaper clippings, musical notes or fragments of texts and miniature paintings — all of which bring about a unique feel to every canvas or sculpture, setting the body of work apart from that by other artists who, too, are fascinated by Lord Ganesha.
Talking about her muse, Sujata said: “For me, Ganapati is endless. I feel a sense of complete freedom and liberty in abstracting His image. No other form lends itself as vividly to the abstract as Ganapati. She added that although her works may be abstract for the viewer, to her each and every work is so clear that the word abstract comes as a surprise to her. She has incorporated ancient texts in her work so that they connect the past with the present and reveal the formidable strength of our cultural roots.