Ratheesh T.'s oils on canvas at Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke, Mumbai, from the 5th of September to the 20th of November, seem to defiantly guard aspects of life that come to constitute meaning and identity within his immediate community.

To stroll into Ratheesh T's exhibition is to walk into a maze of delights and surprises. If this doesn't sound lofty enough for an art exhibition, the artist wouldn't mind. I know because I had the unexpected pleasure of his company as I browsed. ‘Art is about enjoyment,' he says to me with a big smile. An apt comment on his large canvasses filled with Kerala's lively colours, talkative characters and bustling activity. 

Kerala-based artist Ratheesh T.’s new work explores matters of the moment in his richly toned portraits and landscapes, says Tejal Pandey