Chicken Love

Ankur Singla, an artist steeped in surrealistic expression, unveils "Chicken Love," a poignant visual narrative reflecting a personal anecdote that resonates with emotional depth. The painting unfolds as a dualistic composition, horizontally split into two evocative segments that encapsulate the artist's past experience. The lower green segment features an underlying road hosting a procession of six vehicles—a silver car, an orange van, a lime-green hatchback, brown and blue SUVs, culminating with a white bus. Adjacent to the modernistic buildings on the right, an enigmatic building-size pink elephant sits atop one of them, adding an element of surrealism and intrigue.

Central to the green segment stands a colossal dog, distinguished by a heart-shaped brown spot, bearing the face of a wistful boy gazing expectantly skyward, evoking a sense of longing and contemplation. Contrastingly, the black segment at the top unveils a vertical road descending from the zenith, culminating at a grey full moon housing a solitary brown chicken leg.

A tangible idea bulb, tethered by a blue wire, hovers above, casting an overcast puddle of yellow directly over the colossal dog bearing the boy's face. This surrealistic tableau traverses realms of symbolism and personal sentiment. The vivid imagery alludes to the artist's inadvertent encounter with chicken, resonating with its tantalizing taste yet conflicting with personal dietary choices, encapsulating a poignant narrative of longing and remorse.

Year: 2014

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Medium: Surrealistic acrylic painting

Type of Work: Surrealism

Artist: Ankur Singla