At first glance, Lancelot Ribeiro’s paintings arrest the eye with vivid brushstrokes, bold imagery, and prominent themes. On view at Akara Art till early March, these 14 paintings are chosen from the artist’s six-decade long career, much of which was influenced by his half-brother, Francis Newton Souza.

The expressionist painter started his career in the 1960s with a solo exhibition in the Bombay Art Society salon. Hailing from a Catholic Goan family and growing up in the Bombay of the 1930s, which was at that time an emerging hub of global arts, music, and cultural influences, the artist’s work showcases still life, heads, and townscapes painted through a colourful, fantastical lens, which largely continued to be the themes of his oeuvre.