Sanjay Desai is a design engineer by training and an artist by passion. While pursuing these he has traveled far and wide in India and across the globe. A self taught artist he has walked on the Bohemian parts of Paris, knocked on Kafka’s door in Prague and strolled along the scenic ghats of Varanasi looking for inspiration. He spends time observing quality of light, shadows, shapes, architectural details, people, light, food, aromas in order to make the paintings authentic. He has exhibited his paintings internationally, delivered demonstration in watercolour festivals. His paintings are in collection of people across the world. He is based in Pune, but he travels around the world teaching art through his workshops and capturing the experiences on his canvas. For details please visit his website http://sanjaydesaipaintings.com/
In this episode titled “Exploring the World of Art with Sanjay Desai” of the show Travel Conversations (TC) on The Rustik Travel Podcast we will explore different places across the world captured through his canvas.
Podcast Summary: Exploring the World of Art with Sanjay Desai
Hosts: Hemant Soreng & Rajesh Nair
Producer: Tanvi Jain
00:00: Intro. About yourself. Growing up. Passion for painting.
07:02: Art, Design and Travel —- How do these come together. Is there a relationship between the three?
09:29: Unforgettable experiences while traveling on work in India and abroad.
– Remote places in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu.
– Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic – Prague, China, Paris.
24:57: Watercolour painting – origins, style & technique
– Watercolour festival in Fabriano, Italy
– Difference with other styles of painting like oil
35:45: Journey as a watercolour artist: Varanasi as an inspiration
41:34: Art workshops
42:51: Searching for and discovering art while traveling and other related stories
49:27: Tracking Van Gogh’s house in Paris. Visiting Ustaad Bismillah Khan’s house.
54:31: How travel influenced in reading and learning more and vice versa?
57:57: Where next? To travel? To travel to find inspiration for art?
59:35: Conclusion and Outro
