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K. G. Subramanyan
Untitled
year
2008 size
18.2 x 15.2 in. / 46.2 x 38.6 cm.
Taking inspiration from fables and mythology, K. G. Subramanyan paints here the image of a female deity who bears a strong resemblance to Kali. In the lower half of the painting, he paints another visual, of a woman being viciously attacked by an evil man signified by a pair of monster horns. The whole image, then, is imagined from the perspective of a woman who is being verbally attacked—will she find the courage to become the Kali with her shakti (energy)? published references
Singh, Kishore, ed., A Visual History of Indian Modern Art, Volume VI: A Modern Vernacular (New Delhi: DAG, 2015), p. 1079
Singh, Kishore, India’s Rockefeller Artists: An Indo-US Cultural Saga (New Delhi: DAG, 2017), p. 249
Singh, Kishore, ed., Navrasa: The Nine Emotions of Art (New Delhi: DAG, 2020), p. 123
Singh, Kishore, ed., Home is a Place / Interiority in Indian Art (New Delhi: DAG, 2021), p. 184
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