Oil on canvas

Oil on canvas by Surendra Jagtap (2004), 152 x 122 cms

Surendra Jagtap did not title this work, but the 39-year-old Mumbai professor of art could as well have called it "Togetherness." His bold, flat colours and sparse detail, all of which help draw attention to his message, can identify Jagtap's style. Here it's the energy of the opposite sex, symbolized by the white flower and the Shiva Linga, that men and women must strive for and imbibe from each other in order to move ahead harmoniously.