
Dipak Banerjee Indian, 1936-2020
on Canvas
Dipak Banerjee's "Vishnu Pada" centres on Lord Vishnu's holy footsteps and is embellished with spiritual icons, garlanded by the lotus and inscriptions indicate cosmic equilibrium while the prominent triangle highlights the yogic anatomy, which depicts the unison of Saguna and Sakara. Lord Vishnu, one of the trinity gods, is the god of preservation and sustenance, with nine avatars that narrate a triumph of virtue over vice and good over evil in diverse forms. Sacred and holy in nature, the painting symbolises Vishnu through the neo-tantra iconography. Banerjee's sophisticated technique and spirituality transform this art into a magnificence of divine symphony and artistic excellence.