Untitled

Somnath Hore’s work with viscosity, where one quickly applies different coloured inks onto the same plate, showcases how the artist’s figurative style transformed to depict semi-representational figures and ultimately moved towards complete abstraction. His works often engage with the social and political landscape of Bengal in the 1940s, with illustrations of the famine of 1943 and the oppressed and impoverished working class. This Untitled work, while revealing the strength of Hore’s bold lines, prepares the viewer to experience the anger and pain felt by the artist.