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Mixed Media, Ink on Fine Art Paper
Size: 29 W x 9.5 H x 0.1 D in
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Mandragora or Mandrake is a plant which has been used in magic and medicine over the centuries and has many mystical and fantastical stories attributed to it, making it legendary. It has been used in magical ointments by witches and sorcerers. It has been used in scientific medical practices too. It also has a formidable reputation of being an aphrodisiac. In truth, the plant is poisonous and can be fatal to people who ingest it. The root of the plant is shaped like a miniature version of the human body, which instilled the belief that this plant possesses magical properties. It was believed that when the plant is pulled out of the soil it screams, and those who hear the scream go mad. They are sent to hell after death. I used this myth to weave an erotic fantasy around this character who is both alluring and dangerous. I have always found the concept of fatal attractions very intriguing. The sense of adventure overcoming taboos, the power play, the seduction and the erotic possibilities of a chance encounter evoke the notorious and secretive, many times complicated, homosexual cruising rituals before the arrival of online dating. I have used a male body to project the popular concept of 'Femme Fatale' or ‘pin ups’ which are mostly reserved for objectifying women for the heterosexual gaze.
Mixed Media:Ink on Fine Art Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:29 W x 9.5 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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Ships From:India.
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After graduating as a Bachelor in Fine Arts, I have worked as a graphic designer for 6 years in Hyderabad, Mumbai and Delhi. I resumed creating independent artworks in the varied mediums of painting, digital graphics and art installations after moving back to Kolkata in the year 2008. My chosen medium is watercolor and pen drawing on paper. My art works are an exercise in exploration of the self, as a creature of nature; an evolution through understanding of my physical, sensual and spiritual needs. They are expressions of personal confusions, visions, emotions and realizations. On one hand they are projections of my thoughts on worldly matters, which often baffle and trouble me, on the other they are personifications of my lunacies, fantasies, magical dreams, wicked thoughts and mischievous self expressions. Through their untamed and fantastic imagery, they are intimately mine and ultimately me.
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