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Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra
Description
- Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra
- Somnium Genero-Musc-a
- Signed, dated and inscribed ' Jiten Thukral Sumir Tagra / THUKRAL & TAGRA / TITLE : SOMNIUM GENERO - musc - a / MEDIUM : ACRYLIC, OIL ON CANVAS / DATED : FEB 2008 / SIZE : 6 x 12 - 6 x 6 + 6 x 6 DIPTYCH' on reverse
- Acrylic on canvas
- 182.7 by 182.9 cm. (72 by 72 in.); 183.2 by 182.8 cm. (72 1/8 by 72 in.)
- Painted in 2008
Provenance
Condition
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Catalogue Note
The current work, painted in 2008, brings together a number of these themes to present a large billboard styled diptych. Indicative of the ‘Somnium Genero’ series, the colour palette is fluorescent, bright and vivid. In a self-referential manner, they have also placed themselves onto the canvas, in their signature video-game avatars. Using various overt and subtle clues, Thukral and Tagra are mischievously commenting oღn consumerism and the downfall of rapid growth. The presence of shiny gadgets, lamps and an aeroplane are a nod to the progression of technology and commoditization. The foliage and flowers that frame these objects could allude to the opulence and affluence abundant in New Delhi and especially Gurgaon, the area in which they live. The environment around them serves as the inspiration for this work, and the painting is housed with symbols of wealth and status, while remaining aspirational to everyone else with desires for a better life.