Siddharth Patel’s solo exhibition HurryUp, We Are Dreaming, curated by Anoop Kamath, opened on 10 September 2026 at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi, and continues until 18 September. The exhibition presents new canvas paintings alongside paper works created over the past year.
Dr Ved Prakash Bhardwaj
Siddharth Patel is an abstract artist who does not bind the viewer to a particular image or interpretation. His paintings offer a free space where colour, gesture, silence and memory can create individual experiences. Each stroke and colour carries a different possibility, allowing the viewer to feel rather than simply recognise.
I have admired Patel’s work for the last three to four years. His practice explores emotions, memories, feelings and the structural elements of life through abstraction. At times, his works move towards minimalism, using fewer colours, quieter gestures and sparse forms. He believes in enjoying the process of creation rather than creating a predetermined image.
His extensive travels, work as a travel advisor, and passion for photography also seem to enrich his visual vocabulary. Experiences, places and memories return in his paintings, transformed into abstract sensations rather than recognisable images.
Compared with his earlier works, known for bold strokes and vibrant colours, these paintings reveal a greater sense of calm. The softer palette and restrained gestures suggest an evolving understanding of minimalism—saying more with less.
Patel leaves only subtle clues for the viewer. The empty and silent spaces become invitations to create personal stories, memories and associations.
Abstract art is not about reproducing the visible world; it is about discovering what remains after the image disappears—sensations, emotions, memories and inner experiences. Standing before Patel’s paintings, the visible gradually gives way to the personal. He does not tell us what to see. He gives us the freedom to imagine.
Photography by Jafar Khan
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