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Jamini Roy
Accession No . 66
Artist Name. Jamini Roy
Title. Krishna and Balarama
Medium. Tempera on canvas
Size. 56" x 34.5"
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Jamini Roy adopted the tribhanga or bent axis for the Krishna figures from traditional iconography. But even so, he infuses these paintings with intense lyricism. In this particular painting the artist portrays an evocative image of a rural community with the blue lord Krishna and his brother Balaram in symmetric poses. The richly saturated palette and application of flat tones demolish the boundaries of naturalism. With stylised and suggestive tree forms, Jamini Roy creates an idyllic pastoral scene, a rural utopia of his imagination. In keeping with the theme, the imagery is invested with a playful iconicity.
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