Tales of the divine
India, Sept. 1 -- Lockdown unravelled the brilliance of artist Santosh Chikanna who lives in Bidar, Karnataka. It was his Holy Cow series that caught my gaze. It is an amazing composition, where the detailing of the divine appears to be his forte. He calls his series with an exclamatory dialogue; when you look at it, you can see the majesty of the miniature world, the beauty of mythology, his perennial fascination for the gods and some tales from the Puranas .
Bhakti and emotive essence
While his cow is both contemporary and traditional, it is his focus on the horn that radiates an energy that is at once evocative. Santosh recreates Lord Ganesha in different ways, striking up a conversation about the worship of gods and questioning as t...
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