Chandni Padia is a Dubai-based visual artist working across acrylic and oil painting, ink, graphite and coloured pencil. Her practice moves between abstract line work and nature-inspired painting, exploring rhythm, movement and the expressive possibilities of imperfect forms.
Repeated contours, layered botanical shapes and shifting compositions connect her works on paper with her canvases. Her multi-panel works invite changing viewpoints, while figurative paintings consider individuality and the many forms beauty can take.
Works are shown in digital interior mockups from the artist’s portfolio; artwork dimensions are listed with each piece.
Compass of the Sea
Compass of the Sea reflects the ocean’s instinct to leave and come back. Waves enter from the four cardinal directions, north, south, east and west, moving towards a shared centre before turning outward once more. Arranged across four canvases, their repeated motion transforms the composition into a continuous cycle rather than a fixed scene.
The phases of the moon form the quiet centre of the work, acknowledging its gravitational influence on water and the changing tides. As the moon waxes, wanes and returns, the sea follows its rhythm, advancing, withdrawing and beginning again.
The work considers return not as a repetition of what has already happened, but as renewal. Like water returning to the shore, each arrival carries the memory of its journey while making space for another beginning.
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