Kali (painting)
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Kali is a painting by India
n artist Tyeb Mehta
depicting the Hindu
goddess
Kali
with a gouged mouth. Painted in 1997, the work was sold in May 2005 for 10 million Indian rupee
s at Indian auction house Saffronart
's online auction. According to the Times of India, it is a "dramatic, disturbing work".
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n artist Tyeb Mehta
Tyeb Mehta
Tayyabb Mehta was a noted Indian painter. He was part of the noted Bombay Progressive Artists' Group, which included greats like F.N. Souza, S.H. Raza and M.F...
depicting the Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
goddess
Goddess
A goddess is a female deity. In some cultures goddesses are associated with Earth, motherhood, love, and the household. In other cultures, goddesses also rule over war, death, and destruction as well as healing....
Kali
Kali
' , also known as ' , is the Hindu goddess associated with power, shakti. The name Kali comes from kāla, which means black, time, death, lord of death, Shiva. Kali means "the black one". Since Shiva is called Kāla - the eternal time, Kālī, his consort, also means "Time" or "Death" . Hence, Kāli is...
with a gouged mouth. Painted in 1997, the work was sold in May 2005 for 10 million Indian rupee
Indian rupee
The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....
s at Indian auction house Saffronart
Saffronart
Saffronart is a Mumbai based auction house specializing in Indian art that was founded in 2000. They have galleries in Mumbai, New York, and London, though they are most well known for their online art auctions, which have been the subject of a case study by Harvard Business School. One auction in...
's online auction. According to the Times of India, it is a "dramatic, disturbing work".
External links
- "Tyeb Mehta's 'Kali' fetches Rs. 1 crore" - Times of India article dated May 20, 2005