| Medium | : | Acrylic |
|---|---|---|
| Height | : | 42 inch / 106.7 cm |
| Width | : | 36 inch / 91.4 cm |
| Surface | : | Canvas |
| Style | : | Animals paintings, Figurative Paintings |
| Dimension | : | W: 91.4 cm × H: 106.7 cm |
| Year | : | 2023 |
A powerful contemporary figurative painting that explores balance, struggle, and resilience through surreal symbolism. Featuring a lone figure poised above a dark animal with dynamic abstract elements surrounding them, the artwork creates an emotionally intense and thought-provoking visual experience.
Ashoke Mullick | Rope Walker | Acrylic on Canvas | 42 x 36 inches | 2023
This deeply symbolic artwork presents a compelling visual narrative that balances human vulnerability, struggle, and instinctive resilience. At the center of the composition sits a lone figure poised on a rope above a powerful dark animal, creating an atmosphere of tension and uncertainty. The figure’s extended arms suggest a search for balance — emotional, physical, or perhaps existential — while the surrounding abstract forms and intense contrasts heighten the drama of the scene.
The artist uses bold strokes, layered textures, and earthy tones punctuated by flashes of red and blue to create a dreamlike yet emotionally charged environment. The mysterious bird-like form entering the frame adds another layer of symbolism, hinting at confrontation, guidance, or inner thought. Rather than telling a fixed story, the painting invites viewers to interpret their own meaning within its surreal imagery.
Rich in movement and metaphor, this artwork explores themes of survival, courage, and the delicate act of navigating life’s uncertainties. Its expressive composition and strong visual presence make it a captivating piece for collectors who appreciate contemporary figurative art with emotional depth.
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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