Jonathan Avinash Victor
Issue 1: RISE, July 2023
The painting depicts a tumultuous sea, with blue waves crashing and swirling, representing the challenges and difficulties that we all face in life. Despite the turmoil around them, the two figures in the painting remain calm and serene, with their eyes closed in peaceful contemplation. They seem unmoved by the chaos, as if they have found a way to rise above it and find inner peace.
Jonathan Avinash Victor, 2023
Jonathan Avinash Victor is a Singapore-based artist who works mainly with acrylic, ink and graphite. An art collector, he met veteran Malaysian artist Jeganathan Ramachandran in the early 2000s, who inspired him to paint. He apprenticed under Jega in 2019 before completing an advanced painting course at LaSalle College of the Arts (Singapore). He won the Contemporary Art Category prize from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations in 2020. The year 2022 was the first time his works were exhibited in New York (Van Der Plas Gallery), London (Boomer Gallery) and Singapore (Selegie Arts Centre). A principal theme in Jonathan’s work is the nature of the subconscious and the stories held within the mind. His works express a human’s search for meaning and beauty. Find his works at https://www.jonathanavinash.com/