Continuity of Feeling by Ritu Raj

Ritu Raj

Continuity of Feeling, 2025

Oil On Canvas

36 x 36 in

Continuity of Feeling explores the subtle, persistent flow of inner states through layered, sweeping gestures. Dominant violet and magenta create an atmospheric field where color functions as sensation rather than symbol, shifting from dark purples to luminous lavender and rose. Striations record pressure, hesitation, and release, preserving the painting’s history. At three feet square, the work invites bodily engagement, revealing variations in rhythm and texture that unfold slowly. Influenced by Rothko, Richter, de Kooning, Mitchell, and Indian modernism, it resists narrative closure, holding space for feelings as they persist, overlap, and transform over time, emphasizing the continuity of experience itself.