Om Soorya paints surreal landscapes that are occupied by both negative and positive energies, which he depicts in many different forms. His use of pigment is fluid and intuitive. The mood created by his rich deep tones and lines, which vary from crisp to watery blurs, is much like a twilight zone - the time in-between events; neither here nor there. The absence of figuration in Soorya's works renders these already isolated environments even more abandoned, making them seem as though they are frozen in time and space.

Soorya has always maintained that aesthetics are just as important as content. Lighting plays an integral role in creating the transcendental feel that his paintings have, as also in givi...