WORKS & ARCHIVE · 1987–2026
graphite.
graphite
A quiet study of the human form — told through monochrome drawing, intimate detail and patient observation.
THE ARTIST
Sadashiv
Sawant
Operating in a world of pure line. The work begins with a face, a gesture, a pause — and continues until the tactile becomes quietly articulate.
Each drawing is built slowly, where graphite turns both physical and atmospheric. The result is as much texture as it is presence.
FEATURED WORK · 04
He Is
Coming Home
GRAPHITE ON PAPER 2024 PRIVATE COLLECTION
“Eyes would unravel. Everything you see here is what happened next.”
The series moves between waiting, memory and domestic ritual. Each frame carries a stillness that feels at once intimate and cinematic.
SELECTED WORKS
Series of devotion
Works that sit between portraiture and still life — where traces, rooms, objects and faces become evidence of time.
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST
The Artist
His approach to drawing focuses on image making by subtraction. The hand remains patient; the surface is built, erased, softened and returned to until the image holds its own quiet tension.
The practice is grounded in graphite and charcoal, with each drawing built through layers of pressure, gesture and restraint.
“Sometimes what remains in a drawing is exactly what was almost erased.”
SADASHIV SAWANT —
THE PROCESS
187
hours
A single large-format drawing can take weeks of repeated mark-making, blending and carefully controlled tonal shifts to complete.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
Selected exhibitions & recognition
01
Individual Moments
Solo presentation exploring figure, memory and the architecture of intimate space.
02
Stillness / New Works
A body of graphite works centered on gesture, silence and the human form.
03
International Shows
Selected works presented across curated group exhibitions and private collections.
PRIVATE VIEWINGS / COMMISSIONS
Ways to connect
01
Collector &
Private Enquiries
For available works, private previews and acquisition details.
02
Gallery &
Institutional Enquiries
For exhibitions, collaborations, editorial projects and institutional requests.
03
Private
Commissions
Commissioned portrait studies and selected private collaborations.
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