Contemporary Abstract Artist | United Arab Emirates
Gurumaahesh Srinivasan
Born in 1976
Spotlight
From Canvas to Emotion: Inside Gurumaahesh Srinivasan’s Abstract World
For more than 25 years, Guru has built a deep and personal connection with the canvas. As a self-taught artist, his creative journey has grown through constant practice, exploration, and self-discovery. Today, he is recognized as a contemporary abstract artist whose work focuses on emotion, texture, and inner experience rather than realistic representation.
His artistic path began with structure and discipline, but over time he moved toward modern abstract art, searching for greater freedom of expression. For Guru, an unfinished line is not a mistake. It is an open moment. A reflection of thoughts and emotions that continue to evolve and change.
Working mainly with acrylic painting, pastels, and mixed media, he creates layered and textured surfaces that give each artwork a strong physical and emotional presence. These layers reflect memory, silence, movement, and the complexity of human experience.
Rather than offering fixed meanings, his abstract artworks invite viewers to slow down, reflect, and connect on a personal level. Each piece becomes a quiet space for interpretation, emotion, and inner dialogue.
Although deeply personal in origin, Guru’s contemporary art has reached international audiences through exhibitions and private collections across different countries. His work shows how abstract art can cross cultural boundaries and communicate through feeling rather than words.
Today, after more than two decades of artistic practice, Gurumaahesh Srinivasan continues to create with the same curiosity and passion that shaped his early years. For him, art is not a destination. It is an ongoing journey of discovery, emotion, and creative freedom.
Artworks by Gurumaahesh Srinivasan
About the creator
- Gurumaahesh Srinivasan I 1976 March Contemporary Abstract Artist "For 25 years, my hands have been in conversation with the canvas. What began as a self-taught exploration of form has evolved into a deeply instinctive practice of 'painting the mind.' My journey has been one of intentional unlearning—moving away from the constraints of realism toward the boundless freedom of contemporary abstraction. My work is a celebration of the unfinished line. In my studio, a stroke that stops mid-air is not a mistake; it is an invitation. I believe that life itself is a series of incomplete thoughts and evolving emotions, and I reflect this through the tactile marriage of acrylics and raw pastels. By building heavy textures and deep layers, I create a physical 'skin' on the canvas that mirrors the complexity of our inner worlds. As a self-taught artist, my perspective is unpolished and unfiltered. I do not paint to provide answers, but to capture the energy of a moment before it fades. Each piece I create is a 25-year-old promise to stay curious, to trust my instincts, and to find beauty in the gaps we leave behind." Exhibition History Solo Exhibitions • 2016: My Abstract Universe, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishatit , Banaglore, India • 2014, Reflection of my thoughts, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishatit , Banaglore, India Selected Group Exhibitions • 2024 – Khwab e Mussawiri , session 2, Picaso, al serkal, Dubai, UAE. • 2024 – Abstract Universe, Artsmiley Gallery, Dubai, UAE. Commissions & Collections • Private collections in Sweden, USA, Denmark, India,
Biography
Gurumaahesh Srinivasan I 1976 March Contemporary Abstract Artist "For 25 years, my hands have been in conversation with the canvas. What began as a self-taught exploration of form has evolved into a deeply instinctive practice of 'painting the mind.' My journey has been one of intentional unlearning—moving away from the constraints of realism toward the boundless freedom of contemporary abstraction. My work is a celebration of the unfinished line. In my studio, a stroke that stops mid-air is not a mistake; it is an invitation. I believe that life itself is a series of incomplete thoughts and evolving emotions, and I reflect this through the tactile marriage of acrylics and raw pastels. By building heavy textures and deep layers, I create a physical 'skin' on the canvas that mirrors the complexity of our inner worlds. As a self-taught artist, my perspective is unpolished and unfiltered. I do not paint to provide answers, but to capture the energy of a moment before it fades. Each piece I create is a 25-year-old promise to stay curious, to trust my instincts, and to find beauty in the gaps we leave behind.
Artistic Statement
For Srinivasan, the line is more than a simple mark. It is a continuation of thought, memory, and feeling. His works often explore the tension between completion and incompletion, reflecting unspoken emotions and unfinished stories. Through instinctive strokes and layered textures, he transforms these “unfinished lines” into narrative threads that speak to the universal truths of vulnerability, silence, and the unresolved.
Practice
Working primarily in mixed media, Acrylic paint / different types of pastels Srinivasan creates textured, layered compositions where lines and gestures emerge organically. While deeply personal in origin, his work extends an invitation for viewers to engage in their own introspection. His art thus becomes a dialogue. A space where beauty and fragility meet, allowing others to connect with the resonance of the unspoken and the undone.
Masterpieces by Gurumaahesh Srinivasan
