Nostalgia

Medium:Acrylic
Height:34 inch / 86.4 cm
Width:34 inch / 86.4 cm
Surface:Canvas
Style:Figurative Paintings
Dimension:W: 86.4 cm × H: 86.4 cm
Year:2023

A soulful contemporary painting that reimagines an old architectural structure through bold colors and expressive forms. With its warm red palette, symbolic bird motif, and nostalgic atmosphere, the artwork reflects themes of memory, heritage, and quiet beauty, making it both visually striking and emotionally engaging.

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Ashoke Mullick | Nostalgia | Acrylic on Canvas | 34 x 34 inches | 2023

This evocative artwork captures the timeless beauty of a forgotten architectural treasure, standing quietly amidst nature and memory. Painted in rich earthy reds, warm ochres, and deep shadows, the structure appears almost alive — carrying stories from another era within its weathered walls. The bold composition is softened by the presence of a bare tree and a soaring white bird, symbols that gently introduce themes of nostalgia, freedom, and the passage of time.

The artist’s expressive brushwork and geometric layering create a dreamlike atmosphere, where reality blends with emotion. The contrasting textures and vibrant tones bring depth to the aged monument, making the viewer pause and reflect on history, silence, and human connection to places long past. This artwork beautifully balances architectural strength with poetic sensitivity, making it a striking statement piece for collectors who appreciate contemporary interpretations of heritage and memory.

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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