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Abstractionist artist Ambadas created nebulous forms in his paintings that piqued the interest of the viewers and left it to them to decode/interpret it accordingly. The lone musings of the artist translated in a mélange of colours that made the onlooker engage with the works at a more intimate and metaphoric level. Most of his works, executed in earthy tones of orange, red, brown and black, poses limitless interpretations. During the 1960s-70s, the predominantly ochre and red impasto hues became even more volcanic with an explosive energy. His chosen colour palette mimics colours of the four elements—earth, fire, air, and water. This work was made during the year when he left India to go to Norway, and the colour palette here is much lighter and brighter.