Born in Nepal in 1939, Laxman Shreshtha's abstract works are both sensuous and meditative in their shifts and balances of colour. One can observe a palpable movement from chaos to spiritual peace, in his work. Shreshtha's canvases are an intermingling of vivid browns, yellows, reds, oranges and blues. These capture and emote passions dramatically, whether these passions are brooding, fierce or cheerful.

His work is intricately related to the events in his life and the struggles he has had to face. His journey, from being a member of an aristocratic family in Nepal, to a struggling art student on the brink of starvation, made him embark on a spiritual quest, which has been reflected in his work He looked for answers to his early existentialist dilemmas in books on Western philosophy. Later he turned to the Upanishads and to Buddhism. His paintings are a reflection of these experiences. Though abstract, his paintings have a sense of intrigue in them that leaves the observer, and Shreshtha himself, as he confesses, trying to understand the shades of meaning they present.

The artist works and lives in Mumbai.