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In Ambadas’s works, one of India’s most prominent abstractionists in post-independent Indian art, the application of colour and the presence of pigment played a significant role. In his works from the late Sixties, such as in this, one sees an infusion of pulsating energy. While devoid of forms, aim and end, his works exhibit a constant state of flux with upward or spiralling movement, a characteristic feature of his works. The fascination of Ambadas’s works lies in the fact that it always challenges and engages the viewer; it is about nothing and yet about everything. The artist’s palette from the mid-1960s consisted of earthy tones, dominated by browns and reds, and it is a palette he continued with even in his early years in Norway in the 1970s.