Untitled
1974
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1974
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1974 paint by Krishna Koli, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting is a bright yellow fabric with black and brown patterns. At the center is a big circle made of small triangles and lines, like a wheel. Around it are flowers, vases, and swirling leaves. The edges have repeating shapes like diamonds and stars. The colors are simple—mostly yellow, black, and a little brown and red. The artist used careful lines to fill the space with shapes that look balanced. The patterns repeat in a way that feels organized but also a little playful. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
The work is an untitled ink-on-paper painting by Krishna Koli from 1974, depicting a sacred floor design known as an aripana. Rendered in red and black pen on white paper, the composition adapts a Hindu mandala motif symbolizing fertility, prosperity, and power, traditionally created by women on domestic floors. The piece reflects the Madhubani painting tradition, originating in Bihar’s Madhubani district, where Hindu women from specific castes passed down these symbolic images through generations.
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Krishna Koli left behind untitled paintings from the early 1970s that sit quietly outside any labeled movement.
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