| Medium | : | Acrylic |
|---|---|---|
| Height | : | 30 inch / 76.2 cm |
| Width | : | 30 inch / 76.2 cm |
| Surface | : | Canvas |
| Style | : | Figurative Paintings |
| Dimension | : | W: 76.2 cm × H: 76.2 cm |
| Year | : | 2024 |
A dreamlike and symbolic composition by Ashoke Mullick featuring a floating female figure merged with aquatic elements above an abstract landscape. Rich in texture and emotion, the artwork beautifully explores themes of freedom, transformation, and imagination through vibrant contemporary expression.
Ashoke Mullick | Way of Dream | Acrylic on Canvas | 30 x 30 inches | 2024
This imaginative artwork by Ashoke Mullick captures the feeling of drifting between reality and dreams. A surreal female figure glides effortlessly across the sky, merging with the form of a fish as though she belongs equally to air and water. Her flowing red hair and calm expression create a sense of freedom and surrender, while the dark fish held close to her body introduces mystery and symbolism.
Below her, a winding white river cuts through an abstract landscape painted in layered earthy greens, blues, ochres, and deep rust tones. The terrain feels both real and imagined — like a memory of nature seen through a dream. The fragmented brushwork and textured forms give the painting movement and emotional depth, encouraging the viewer to explore the hidden narratives within the composition.
Mullick’s visual language blends mythology, fantasy, and contemporary abstraction with remarkable ease. The artwork speaks about escape, transformation, and the human desire to move beyond limitations. There is a quiet poetry in the way the figure floats above the land, suggesting a journey not through geography, but through thought, imagination, and emotion.
Executed in acrylic on canvas, this piece stands out for its bold composition and symbolic storytelling, making it a captivating addition to modern art collections and sophisticated interiors.
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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