| Medium | : | Acrylic |
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| Surface | : | Canvas |
| Style | : | Figurative Paintings |
| Year | : | 2025 |
A lyrical figurative painting that explores the intimate relationship between music and emotion. Through flowing forms, warm earthy tones, and symbolic imagery, the artwork portrays two women connected by melody, movement, and a shared sense of serenity, creating a composition that feels both timeless and deeply expressive.
Samir Sarkar | Acrylic on Canvas
This evocative figurative painting captures a moment suspended between music, movement, and emotion. At its heart are two graceful female figures, rendered in the artist’s signature stylized form, connected through flowing strands of hair and delicate ribbons of blue. One figure plays a flute, while the other appears to surrender herself to its melody, creating a visual dialogue between sound and feeling.
The composition is rich with symbolism. The flute, often associated with harmony, longing, and spiritual connection, becomes a catalyst for transformation. The sweeping hair that dominates the canvas seems to move like a river of music, binding the two figures together and suggesting an invisible exchange of energy. The soft blue accents contrast beautifully against the warm reds, ochres, and earthy greens, bringing balance and rhythm to the work.
Rather than depicting a literal scene, the painting invites viewers into a dreamlike space where music takes a physical form and emotions flow freely. The elongated figures, serene expressions, and fluid lines create a sense of calm introspection, celebrating the power of art, connection, and inner harmony. Elegant and poetic, this artwork offers both visual beauty and 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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