Durga Paintings
Every year, the image of Durga or Shakti is crafted with great care and attention to detail by the artisans who have mastered the technique over hundreds of years. Artisans apart, the image of Durga has been popular in modern Indian art too. Renowned painter Raja Ravi Varma, who is known for giving Hindu gods and goddesses form, raised eyebrows when he painted the image of Durga. Durga's most popular depiction is as Mahishasuramardini, in which she rides a lion and wields eight weapons while she slays the demon Mahishasura at Vishnu's command.
Nandalal Bose and Abanindranath Tagore were the first to depict Durga as Mother India. With her infant Ganesha in her lap, Jamini Roy depicted the Goddess as a nurturer. Much later, during the Emergency, the inimitable M. F. Husain enraged liberals by painting Indira Gandhi as Durga, earning him the moniker of 'court' artist. In the late 1970s, his Durga became bare-bodied, and in the new century, he angered fundamentalists by painting Bharat Mata without her garments. The late Tyeb Mehta painted Mahishasura in the 1990s, depicting her holding the demon, comforting him and causing him to change with her calm touch instead of showing the Goddess slaying the demon. Master painter Bikash Bhattacharya spoke of Durga in every woman, Shuvaprasanna's delineation of Durga in abstract was compelling to the eye and among the more recent artists, Basuki Dasgupta has presented the monumentality of everyday woman in his depiction of Durga. Discover with Artflute, an artistic collection of Durga paintings that celebrate the power and interpret the many faces of Shakti.
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