
GR Santosh Indian, 1929-1997
Torso Series (Early Tantra), 1967
Oil on Canvas
49 x 68 in.
124.5 x 172.7 cm
124.5 x 172.7 cm
A celestial dance unfolds within this masterpiece, where G.R. Santosh conjures the eternal embrace of dual forces—Prakriti and Purusha—locked in a cosmic rhythm. The deep blue orb at the center...
A celestial dance unfolds within this masterpiece, where G.R. Santosh conjures the eternal embrace of dual forces—Prakriti and Purusha—locked in a cosmic rhythm. The deep blue orb at the center becomes the primordial void, the axis of creation, from which energy emanates and dissolves. The fiery spirits flow with an unrestrained force, their luminous essence brimming with tantric vitality. Around them, the background hums with an otherworldly stillness, as if time itself has paused to witness this divine convergence. Santosh’s brushwork is an invocation, each line, each hue is a mantra, a sacred vibration transmuting philosophy into vision. This artwork radiates transcendence, a gateway where form dissolves into the boundless, and the infinite reveals itself.