| Medium | : | Acrylic |
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| Height | : | 30 inch / 76.2 cm |
| Width | : | 30 inch / 76.2 cm |
| Surface | : | Canvas |
| Style | : | Animals paintings, Figurative Paintings |
| Dimension | : | W: 76.2 cm × H: 76.2 cm |
| Year | : | 2023 |
A bold and surreal composition featuring a symbolic horse form and a contemplative female figure. Expressive brushstrokes, dramatic contrasts, and layered imagery create a powerful contemporary artwork filled with emotion, mystery, and imagination.
Ashoke Mullick | Horse & Woman | Acrylic on Canvas | 30 x 30 inches | 2023
This striking contemporary artwork blends symbolism, fantasy, and emotion into a bold visual narrative. Dominated by the powerful figure of a horse-like creature adorned with feathered elements and skeletal imagery, the composition feels both dreamlike and theatrical. At the center, a contemplative female figure holding a flower introduces a sense of softness and vulnerability, contrasting with the surreal intensity surrounding her.
The artist’s use of exaggerated forms, fragmented anatomy, and vivid contrasts creates a dramatic tension that immediately captures attention. Rich shades of ochre, black, blue, and crimson bring depth and energy to the canvas, while the expressive brushwork enhances its raw, emotional quality. Every element within the painting appears symbolic, inviting viewers to interpret themes of power, identity, desire, and transformation in their own way.
This artwork carries a strong modernist influence with a deeply personal visual language, making it an impactful statement piece for collectors and contemporary art enthusiasts. Its layered imagery encourages repeated viewing, revealing new meanings and emotions over time.
I like to depict the modern times when people have lost all human contact and have become mechanised. They read newspapers, pick up some jargon and communicate most of the time by telephone. As a painter, I throw light on these aspects where traditions are breaking down and the relationship between generations is getting lost.
Ashoke Mullick is considered one of the leading painters from the Bengal School of Art. Mullick combines a sense of satire with contemporary conditions. His paintings focus strongly on the ordinary man and the contradictions he faces.
Sometimes the look is satiric at other times, it is compassionate, says Mullick of his own works. He uses colours like greens and blues to depict a largely urban India.
Mullick was educated at the Fine Arts Government College, Kolkata. He was greatly fascinated and influenced by works of painters like Gaganendranath Tagore. I was also influenced by German Expressionism that linked art to life. The effects I create are intentional and I want them to become a part of visual experience, he says.
He mostly works in oil on canvas, because as he says, That’s the medium which let’s me experiment the most and which helps me to depict modern life, which in some ways is surrealistic.
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