Chhatrapati Dutta

This vibrant painting by Chhatrapati Dutta presents a surreal desert scene set against a striking hot pink background.

Dark silhouettes of camels, shown in varied poses and stylized outlines, are scattered across the composition, their forms bold and graphic.

Dominating the upper portion is a large dark ship crowned with a golden sun, an unexpected maritime element hovering over the desert expanse.

The desert is suggested through a net-like grid pattern laid over the pink field, rather than literal detailing.

In the foreground, a large dark grey-black camel occupies much of the lower centre and right, partly framed by a warm orange-yellow gradient at the base.

Smaller camels dot the midground, enhancing depth and reinforcing the juxtaposition of desert and seafaring imagery in this imaginative, symbolic work