বিজয়া (Bijoya) literally means, a lady who is victorious, in Bengali language. Culturally, it is attributed to the final day (Vijaya Dashami) of battle where the goddess Durga defeats darkness with her devine light. The cultural heritage of Bengal revolves around this celebration and the people wait an entire year to see Ma Durga.
Lately this celebration has become more about exhibiting oneself… the significance of light defeating dark in the form of the mother Goddess, has become totally secondary. It might have been just any other celebration where selfie and flex culture takes over traditions, heritage and sobriety.
I’m just a guy to pick up the brush to paint what I see… the audience might disagree or agree, this is just my social satire on a medium I’m comfortable with.
In the end, this is a 14” x 28” mix media contemporary painting, with some impressionistic experimentation in the background.
