GULAM RASOOL SANTOSH (1929-1997)

Divine Energy

Details

GULAM RASOOL SANTOSH (1929-1997)
Divine Energy
signed and dated '93' in Hindi and in English (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
45 x 39 in. (114.3 x 99 cm.)
Painted in 1993

Provenance

Christie's, 31 March 2005, Indian and South East Asian Art, lot 425

Lot Essay

G.R. Santosh's paintings are widely acknowledged as prime examples of Neo-Tantrism, an artistic movement originated by the artist, K.C.S. Paniker in the 1960's. The artists were inspired by Hindu, Buddhist and Jain concepts of dualities between male and female and between macro- and microcosm. Santosh's painting is neither abstract nor representational but highly reminiscent of Indian religious imagery involving yantras, mandalas, chakras, and the lokapurusha (cosmic man).

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