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SUNIL MADHU SEN (1910–1979) l MIXED-MEDIA l WINDOWS OF MEMORY
THIS MIXED-MEDIA COMPOSITION BY SUNIL MADHAV SEN PRESENTS A GRID OF COMPARTMENTS FILLED WITH SYMBOLS, FIGURES, AND FRAGMENTED SCENES. THE IMAGERY RECALLS ANCIENT INDIAN FRESCOES, MYTHOLOGICAL EPISODES, AND CULTURAL MOTIFS, ARRANGED LIKE PAGES FROM AN OLD VISUAL ARCHIVE. AT THE CENTER, A PARTIALLY HIDDEN FACE APPEARS BEHIND VERTICAL BARS, SUGGESTING INTROSPECTION, LAYERED MEMORY, OR INNER CONTAINMENT.THE SURROUNDING PANELS—RESEMBLING AGED MANUSCRIPTS OR MINIATURE PAINTINGS—CREATE A DREAMLIKE BLEND OF HISTORY AND PERSONAL EXPRESSION. THE MASK-LIKE FORM, MANDALA-INSPIRED CIRCLE, AND NARRATIVE FRAGMENTS HIGHLIGHT SEN’S UNIQUE FUSION OF TRADITIONAL INDIAN ICONOGRAPHY WITH MODERNIST EXPERIMENTATION.
THIS MIXED-MEDIA COMPOSITION BY SUNIL MADHAV SEN PRESENTS A GRID OF COMPARTMENTS FILLED WITH SYMBOLS, FIGURES, AND FRAGMENTED SCENES. THE IMAGERY RECALLS ANCIENT INDIAN FRESCOES, MYTHOLOGICAL EPISODES, AND CULTURAL MOTIFS, ARRANGED LIKE PAGES FROM AN OLD VISUAL ARCHIVE. AT THE CENTER, A PARTIALLY HIDDEN FACE APPEARS BEHIND VERTICAL BARS, SUGGESTING INTROSPECTION, LAYERED MEMORY, OR INNER CONTAINMENT.THE SURROUNDING PANELS—RESEMBLING AGED MANUSCRIPTS OR MINIATURE PAINTINGS—CREATE A DREAMLIKE BLEND OF HISTORY AND PERSONAL EXPRESSION. THE MASK-LIKE FORM, MANDALA-INSPIRED CIRCLE, AND NARRATIVE FRAGMENTS HIGHLIGHT SEN’S UNIQUE FUSION OF TRADITIONAL INDIAN ICONOGRAPHY WITH MODERNIST EXPERIMENTATION.
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SUNIL MADHU SEN (1910–1979) l MIXED-MEDIA l WINDOWS OF MEMORY
Estimate £5,000-£8,000
Starting Price
£2,500
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