Phoenix: When Fire Becomes a Form of Thought

Size: 48.0 W x 60.0 H in

The painting burns from the top down. Deep crimson and near-black ignite the upper field. The heat descends through amber, orange, and acid yellow until the lower half glows like embers that refuse…

Ritu Raj

Ritu Raj

Contemporary abstract painter. Art that listens. Phoenix, AZ.

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Ritu Raj grew up surrounded by art — his father was one of India's most influential art critics. He spent two decades building companies, then returned to the studio full-time in 2020. Today he paints every morning in Phoenix, working in contemporary abstraction across two bodies of work…