New Delhi, July 28 -- Spontaneity is the cornerstone of Prabhakar Kolte's artistic practice, making the absence of recognisable forms in his layered paintings a conscious decision. The viewer gets a glimpse of his process at the exhibition, Asymmetrical Synthesis, on view till 29 August at Chemould Prescott Road, Mumbai. The 17 abstract works reflect Kolte's deep association with nature and the subsequent depictions in his practice. According to the show's curator Jesal Thakar, Kolte follows nature but does not imitate it, resulting in a practice that is not a reaction, but an expression of a moment.

In several of his writings, Kolte has mulled over the links between the way nature creates and an artist paints. "I do not think nature has...