A Child, the Youth, now Man by Rameshwar Broota
A Child, the Youth, now Man by Rameshwar Broota
A Child, the Youth, now Man by Rameshwar Broota
Painted in 2003 by Rameshwar Broota and titled A Child, the Youth, now Man, is bisected horizontally by a hyper-realistic finger, which partially covers a comparatively hazy vertical male torso. The evocative cruciform structure of this composition, possibly alluding to ideas of masculinity, corruption and persecution, also aides the artist in highlighting human vulnerability. There is no face visible here, only an unprotected body.