Atul Dodiya Indian, b. 1959
30.48 x 30.48 cm
Atul was inspired by the Santhal women images from Nandalal Bose's work. In 2001, he did a series of tormented female figures in a large scale watercolour called 'Tearscape'. After that, in 2005, he was inspired by Nandalal Bose's 'Sabari' works, a well known mythological figure from the epic Ramayana and created a body of work 'Sabari in her Youth - after Nandalal Bose'.
Within these studies of tribal women with a skeletal body holding their house in a spirited gesture, Atul admires the spirit and power with which women handle the household.