| Medium | : | Acrylic |
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| Height | : | 42 inch / 106.7 cm |
| Width | : | 36 inch / 91.4 cm |
| Surface | : | Canvas |
| Style | : | Figurative Paintings |
| Dimension | : | W: 91.4 cm × H: 106.7 cm |
| Year | : | 2004 |
A captivating acrylic painting by Kartick Chandra Pyne, Intrigue weaves together hidden faces, organic forms, and dreamlike imagery to create a world of mystery and imagination. Rich in symbolism and subtle emotion, the work invites viewers to look beyond the surface and uncover its many layers of meaning.
Kartick Chandra Pyne | Intrigue | Acrylic on Canvas | 36 x 42 inches | 2004
Intrigue (2004) by Kartick Chandra Pyne invites viewers into a mysterious and dreamlike world where reality and imagination gently intertwine. Known for his poetic visual narratives, Pyne creates a composition filled with symbolism, hidden meanings, and quiet psychological tension.
At the heart of the painting, fragmented faces and organic forms emerge from a lush arrangement of leaf-like shapes and flowing contours. The figures seem to reveal themselves gradually, as though appearing from a dream or a distant memory. Rendered in soft greens, yellows, earthy browns, and delicate accents of red, the composition possesses a luminous quality that draws the eye deeper into its layered imagery.
Pyne’s distinctive style transforms familiar forms into enigmatic presences. The watchful gaze of the partially concealed face creates a sense of curiosity and suspense, while the surrounding botanical elements evoke themes of growth, transformation, and the hidden dimensions of human experience. Every shape appears interconnected, encouraging viewers to discover new details and narratives with each encounter.
Balancing fantasy with introspection, Intrigue exemplifies the artist’s ability to create deeply personal yet universally resonant works. Rich in symbolism and visual poetry, the painting stands as a captivating example of Pyne’s celebrated artistic language.
Born into an aristocratic family of gold merchants, Kartick Chandra Pyne took an interest in art at an early age.
The older cousin of Ganesh Pyne, another remarkable Indian modernist,
K. C. Pyne graduated in fine arts from the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Calcutta, in 1955. Later, he taught at Calcutta’s Indian College of Arts and Draughtsmanship in the 1970s, and the Academy of Fine Arts in the ’80s.
One of India’s foremost surrealist painters who was influenced by artists such as Rabindranath Tagore, Marc Chagall, and Joan Miró, Pyne famously said, ‘I did not really know that I worked in the surrealist style till it was pointed out to me.’ His works, spontaneous and individualistic, had surreal imagery in bold colours. A four-time winner of the award of the Academy of Fine Arts, Calcutta, Pyne had represented India in the exhibition titled ‘100 Years of Modern Indian Art’ held at the Fukuoka Museum, Japan, in 1979.
An intensely private person, he preferred to pause, reflect and focus on painting while exploring a range of subjects — myth, fables, human stories, culture, memories, fantasy, erotica — in a vibrant palette. Art, for Pyne, was an intimate approach, thus requiring the artist to still the mind and experience the meditative aspect of creation.
Nothing stopped him, not even a paralytic stroke that affected the left side of his body in 1994. In fact, in the late ’90s, Pyne painted his acclaimed nude series. He was painting till a year before his death, for as long as he could hold a brush, at his home in Kolkata.
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