Sujata Achrekar works with textural surfaces and strong colors, to create a uniquely compelling style. Skilful handling of color imparts a textual quality to her canvases predominantly done in oils, with a profusion of earthy tones. Raw sienna, burnt orange and ochre are thrown into relief. She is not averse to using brighter shades like reds, yellows and blues.

Broadly, her paintings express an intense urge to understand the relation to her roots. Her work is about the spirit of evolution and progression. She has once stated: “To seek, to search and to secure is but a necessity that results in evolution.” The combination of solitude, sensation and soul searching appears as a symbolic representation in her creative expression that, in turn, results in beautiful imagery. To put it in her words, life, when translated into color, becomes vibrant and then offers new perspectives. Sensitively portrayed and full of color, her paintings reflect her mental make-up.

Sujata Achrekar graduated from the Raheja School of Art, Mumbai, in 1992, and later did her diploma in art education from Sir J.J. School of Art. The recipient of Women Research Junior Scholarship from the Government of India, the artist has participated in various group shows apart from select solo shows.

The artist often conveys the helplessness of those trapped by circumstances, with no escape route in sight, as if underlining the fact that pain is an inseparable aspect of human destiny. The works tend to carry a pervasive touch of melancholy. Her creations mostly comprise a single figure, giving an element of individuality to her canvases. She even blends the elements of figures and abstraction, to convey her message.