Untitled (Horse and Rider)

Ganesh Pyne

year

1980

size

12.0 x 12.0 in. / 30.5 x 30.5 cm.

medium

Water colour, graphite, ink and charcoal on paper

Ganesh Pyne is one of the most significant modernists from the post-Independence period. He frequently turned to myths, fables and fairy tales for artistic inspiration—including stories he had heard from his grandmother. However, unlike his predecessors of the Bengal School, such as Abanindranath Tagore, Pyne’s romanticism carries disquieting shadows that may have been residues of the horrors he saw around him in his growing years during the 1940s. Drawing from the wealth of images supplied by our folklore and mythology, he explores their far-reaching influence on human psychology and creates uncanny images of creatures that draw the viewer’s attention to a world beyond the familiar. In this painting, a man astride a horse appears to be on an enigmatic journey of destruction.

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