Description
Bhaskar Rao Botcha, Hyderabad
Artist Bhaskara Rao Botcha is renowned for his vivid and vibrant portrayals of nature. Based and practicing in Hyderabad, Botcha obtained his M.F.A in Painting from the University of Hyderabad.
As an artist, he wishes his landscapes to convey reminiscences of his feelings and senses – touch, smells and sounds, collected from the places where he has lived. After exploring different subjects like streets, figures, he found a calling for nature. Consequently, large volume of his work covers widespread, vast landscapes with land, water bodies and skies. His leitmotif – “‘The Tree” has remained constant as part of his oeuvre over the years in his career as a painter, this is because of deep and innate bond with trees that he cherishes, which grew along with him in a rural Indian hamlet. In India, trees enjoy a seminal place in mystical and spiritual realm, going beyond functional domain of just giving fruits and shade. They stand tall as sentinels, saving us even when our greed destroys them.
