| Medium | : | Acrylic |
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| Height | : | 24 inch / 61 cm |
| Width | : | 24 inch / 61 cm |
| Surface | : | Canvas |
| Style | : | Figurative Paintings |
| Dimension | : | W: 61 cm × H: 61 cm |
Golden Flute by Shuvaprasanna is a vibrant Krishna-inspired composition filled with lush greens, rich blues, golden tones, and touches of red. The expressive figures and the prominent golden flute create a beautiful sense of intimacy and harmony, while the textured foliage adds freshness and movement. A warm, contemporary interpretation of a timeless Indian theme, the painting has an inviting and joyful presence.
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya | Golden Flute | Acrylic on Canvas | 24 x 24 inches
Shuvaprasanna – Golden Flute is a vibrant and expressive painting that brings together romance, mythology, and the beauty of nature. The artwork features a striking blue-skinned figure associated with Lord Krishna, accompanied by a woman in warm golden tones. A golden flute stretches across the composition, becoming the central visual element and giving the painting its evocative title.
The figures are surrounded by lush green foliage, painted with lively, textured brushstrokes that create a feeling of being immersed in a peaceful natural setting. The rich blue of Krishna’s form contrasts beautifully with the greens of the landscape, while the woman’s golden skin and vivid red clothing add warmth and energy to the scene.
There is an intimate quality to the composition—the figures appear closely connected, with their gestures creating a sense of affection and quiet companionship. The elongated hands and flowing forms give the painting a distinctive, almost dreamlike character. Rather than presenting the scene in a strictly realistic manner, Shuvaprasanna uses simplified shapes, bold colours, and expressive lines to create an emotional interpretation of the familiar Krishna-inspired theme.
The combination of deep blue, fresh greens, golden yellow, and touches of red gives the work a joyful yet serene presence. The textured handling of the paint adds a handmade warmth, making the artwork feel lively and personal. Golden Flute would bring a strong sense of colour, culture, and visual storytelling to a contemporary art collection or living space.
Beset by problems and politics, but possessing great potential, Kolkata has remained Shuvaprasanna’s abiding inspiration as he absorbs and responds to its upheavals, the tumult of its masses, and its frequent political turbulence.
Born in Calcutta on 20 October 1947, he is a quintessential painter of the eastern metropolis that he unabashedly loves. He graduated from Indian College of Art, Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta, in 1969. An active member of Calcutta Painters group, urban themes are a constant in his work.
Skilled in painting, etching, and drawing in mixed media, his artistic and personal concerns lie with urban decay and an anxiety of the collapse of urban culture, seen in his well-known works featuring crows and owls, and the series Illusion, Clock and Bird. This is also visible in his cityscapes which are curiously devoid of human presence; empty lanes and bylanes speak of the absence of the multitudes that populate this crowded city.
In 1984, he founded Arts Acre, an artists’ village in Calcutta, and has worked as editor of Art Today magazine. Awarded by institutions like Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, Lalit Kala Akademi, West Bengal, and All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society, New Delhi, he was the subject of a documentary film by Goutam Ghose, titled Shuva and Me, in which the two visited Germany to meet German Nobel-laureate Günter Grass. Shuvaprasanna continues to live and work in Kolkata with his artist wife Shipra Bhattacharya.
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