The Loner Who Walks the World

In the delicate dance of light and shadow, artist Shibu Natesan captures the world not through a lens, but through his brush

- By MEDHA DUTTA YADAV

Stepping into Delhi’s Art Alive gallery, the world outside—its traffic, its screens, its relentless hum—slips into another plane. Here, on the gallery walls, life unfolds in delicate washes of watercolour. Ina time when photographs dominate our memory, and artificial intelligence mimics human creativity with alarming ease, Shibu Natesan reminds us that nothing can replace the pulse of the human hand. “I journey carrying a blank canvas, ready for the world to show itself,” says the artist.