Varghese's colorful and picturesque canvases, mostly in large format are informed by the politics of his native Kerala. Migration and displacement, the clash between rural and urban cultures, violence, and gender discrimination in society are some of the underlying concerns that engage his attention.

The artist picks his imagery from the tacit world of myriad experiences, while his portraiture with green foliage or blooming flowers revolves around photo-realistic renditions that stand out for his choice of colors, material and matter. His protagonists - Asian women and children - appear in their newfound worlds against a background of a made-up environment of thick flora and fauna that engulfs and overpowers them.

As Varghese states: "My paintings are about issues close to my heart. In this new series of works, I painted the children glowing in their dark and brown skin - the social maker of their existence. I postulate the body as information, where the physical appearance of a person becomes the embodiment of information regarding identity"

Binoy Varghese was born in Kerala, India in 1966. He received a Diploma in Fine Arts from RLV College of Music and Fine Art at Tripoonithura, Kerala. Varghese received a fellowship from the Madhavan Nair Foundation in 1993 and was awarded a scholarship from the Arnawaz- Vasudev Charitable trust from 1994 to 1996. Binoy's works are in several collections in India and abroad, including the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India. The artist lives and works in New Delhi.