G R Santosh introduced Tantric art into the vocabulary of Modernism in India. Art critic Ram Chatterji explains, "...his shapes are derived from the male and female anatomy, symbolically arranged in his pictorial structure which is invariably symmetrical. These images, which are bright and clear emerge from the surrounding areas of darkness, the ever unfathomable creative force." (Indian Painting Today - 1981, Bombay: Jehangir Art Gallery...
G R Santosh introduced Tantric art into the vocabulary of Modernism in India. Art critic Ram Chatterji explains, "...his shapes are derived from the male and female anatomy, symbolically arranged in his pictorial structure which is invariably symmetrical. These images, which are bright and clear emerge from the surrounding areas of darkness, the ever unfathomable creative force." (Indian Painting Today - 1981, Bombay: Jehangir Art Gallery Publication, 1981, p. 27) Santosh juxtaposed geometric shapes based on the human figure to create works that derive as much from the Buddhist mandala as from straight geometry. He merged the two to create paintings that were imbued with an aura of mysticism.
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EVENING SALE | NEW DELHI, LIVE
20 SEPTEMBER 2018
Estimate
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Rs 24,00,000
$33,566
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
ARTWORK DETAILS
G R Santosh
Untitled
Signed and dated 'SANTOSH/ 80' and signed in Devnagari (on the reverse)
1980
Oil
on canvas
59.75 x 49.5 in (151.7 x 125.8 cm)
PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist's family
Category: Painting
Style: Abstract
ARTWORK SIZE:
Height of Figure: 6'