New Goddess
1950
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1950
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
New Goddess is a 1950 paint by Dharmanarayan Dasgupta, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows odd, floating figures that twist in impossible ways. It’s a 20th-century work by Dharmanarayan Dasgupta, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The artist said these strange poses show how life feels upside-down when you’re stuck between dreams and reality. His images mix humor with unease, like something you can’t quite place. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
In this 1950 oil painting, a flat, stylized goddess with green hair and a bright pink face stands upright on a multi-headed horse, raising both hands with open palms toward the sky, their henna tattoos visible. Her feet rest on a colorful polka-dot saddle, facing the viewer, while the horse’s head appears in repeated profile to suggest motion. The scene is rendered without linear perspective, and a matte background heightens the overall flatness, lending the figure a deliberately simplified, almost playful presence.
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Dharmanarayan Dasgupta’s 20th-century paintings mix folklore with bold color and simple shapes.
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