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Gau
- Mata: The Maternal Cow
The artist dialogues with modernity in terms of
tradition speaking to contemporary concerns. Here
he explores, without turning didactic, the material
and spiritual values attached to the worship of
the cow in contemporary societies that however remain
deeply patriarchal and hypocritical. Sidhartha depicts
the interrelation between and the layering of religion,
tradition and modernity. The worship of the Nandi,
of the linga, with its invocation of male power
and seminality, is juxtaposed to the cow and its
utilization in the socio-economic sphere. All through
this section we see the celebration of duality in
Indian tradition and its tapering into the linear
monolithic modernity. Five thousand years of history
of living together in temporal and spatial realms
in India is being depicted through these painting.
Yet, this art is devoid of alienation that comes
from derivative and imitative trends which have
come to represent most contemporary Indian art.
Ms. Seema Bawa
write-ups by:
Mr.
Amarnath
Mr.
Gridhar Khasnis
Ms.
Namita Gokhale |
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