In a series of paintings on illicit, forbidden liaisons, Rabin Mondal dwelled on the venality of such couplings from a moral point of view. The lovers of Forbidden Saga No. 2 cling to each other as though for survival rather than out of passion. The vicissitudes of fortune have betrayed them, imperilling their survival, cheating them of dignity and respect. Look closely and there is an absence of sentiment in the interactions that occur between Mondal’s couples.
published references
Singh, Kishore, ed., Kingdom of Exile: A Rabin Mondal Retrospective (New Delhi: DAG, 2014), p. 203
Rabin Mondal
Forbidden Saga No. 2
2005-2006
Acrylic on canvas
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Forbidden Saga No. 2
2005-2006
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