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Jamini Roy
Accession No . 3150
Artist Name. Jamini Roy
Title. Man with a Bird
Medium. Tempera on cloth
Size. 49 x 95 cm
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From the end 1920s, Jamini Roy rejected the European oil medium and began to use the traditional pigments from vegetable and mineral sources. The imagery was often drawn from village life. Jamini Roy invested in the portrayal of peasants, artisans, followers of religious cults, village women and adivasis with immense dignity. He represented in his paintings what they held sacred with references from folk tales and narratives that permeated the rural consciousness. In this particular painting titled 'Man with a bird' the artist has invested his male figure with robust dignity as he rests his arms on a staff atop which is perched a parrot. The figure is painted with thick, black contouring lines and the simplification of forms suggests a sculptural quality. An ornate border along the top margin enclose the figure of the man.
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