Artists Statement
Sid Katragadda is a San Diego based artist known for his distinctive artistic style, which blends vibrant colors and surreal, dreamlike imagery with deep emotional and philosophical themes. His work often explores topics such as identity, spirituality, and the human condition, making him a unique voice in contemporary art. He aspires for his paintings, which delve into human struggles and societal issues, to serve as timeless capsules, preserving their essence for eternity.
He has been painting since he was around five, but started exhibiting and selling his art only in 2008. From 2008 to 2015, he was very prolific, selling nearly fifty of his Abstract “Dark Indian Women” series paintings to private collectors across the world. He took a break from painting in 2015, to focus on films and writing, before returning to art in 2022, when he painted a series of 12 Western paintings in what he calls Holeism style, based on various humanitarian issues. He also returned to his abstract Indian women, creating the first of his Timism style paintings.
He places a high value on innovation; as Picasso said, every painting series has to move art in a new direction... never repeat yourself or others.” As the founder of the Holeism, Timism, Soulism, Classicism and Feminism art styles, Katragadda aims to develop his own artistic movements that progress art in new directions. His experiments are seen in all his paintings.
Katragadda's paintings have been exhibited and collected worldwide. He has sold over a 100 paintings in a career spanning the last couple of decades, with collectors in India, Dubai, Australia, Singapore, and America.
