A portrait of a man painted by the artist Jitish Kallat, the background of the painting consist of straight vertical lines that seems like a wallpaper, that is pink and yellow oxide. And a white drip like stain on top of his left shoulder, mixed with a hint of grey and red forming an organic abstract form.
The man is wearing a blue shirt
with two epaulettes on his shoulders. There is a gold emblem on his left
shoulder which states “TRIS SECUR FORCE”. Is he some sort of law enforcer
perhaps? Or a security guard? The complexion of his face is greyish white worn
out, weary, ridiculed with black dots. The hint of red within his eyes
(bloodshot), gives a sense of neglected sleep and fatigue. The heavy bags under
his eyes increase my suspicion of an overworked man.
At first glance his hair appears
like a weird afro with black and white shapes, till you zoom in on his head you
realise it’s not hair, but figures of people, vehicles and animals etc. That
portrays a mutated crushed, overpopulated environment, as though his thoughts
are erupting like a volcano. I imagine that this man is associated with the
government, a law enforcer policeman.
The exhausted appearance on his
face gives away the struggles he faces in the society he resides in, hence why
the many figures on top of his head represent the crisis of an overpopulated
environment. Overworked and deprived of sleep, trying to maintain order in a society or country that is slowly falling into a state of chaotic disorder.
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