Viral Padiya
What is your first memory of creating art?
I always loved art from the beginning of my childhood; I used to paint or sketch on a piece of
paper or polystyrene sheets during my school vacation.
Do you have a favorite piece that you have created? What makes it special to you?
Though I feel each artwork is unique, I would speak here about a piece from the Nexus Series
that I enjoyed working on, called ‘The Nexus Globe’.
For me, this piece reflects the four elements of nature that are essential for life: fire, air, water,
and earth. The energy in the image reflects fire, the yellow colors brushing outward reflect
strength, the focal points from where the color spreads out between each point reflects stability,
representing earth and the way the rays flow outward from the focal point symbolize the nature
of air and water which are movement and flexibility.
Do you have a favorite artist that you admire or that inspires you?
Georgia ‘O’Keeffe is one of my favorite abstract artists and I love what she did with abstract art
over the years. I am also inspired by the likes of Pablo Picasso, Jackson Pollock and Piet
Mondrian. I have enjoyed artwork by many artists that have in some way also expanded and
contributed to my creative realm.
What do you listen to when you create?
My choice of music or what to listen is mainly determined by my mood and what I am working
on at the time. For instance, when I am painting digitally or working on fractal flames, I listen to
music, instrumentals or EDM.
What tool in your studio could you not live without?
Since I paint digitally, computers, Fractal programs and Photoshop are my main tools. As a rule
of thumb, I cannot live in a studio without graphics software.
Do you have a favorite subject matter?
Yes. I love abstract art because it entails a lot of cultures and with the abstract art you can create
numerous different forms using Photoshop or a mathematical Fractal program.
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