“I see the painting as an archetype for the next generation, with workers seen as backpackers. Although these men are in a queue, they appear separated from each other and lost in their own worlds, like islands,” says Sujith, 38. “The cotton mill is seen breaking down to suggest the shutting down of the many cotton mills in the city. The surrounding serene landscape around this mountain is like how they are shown in property ads,” he adds. A deserted barren landscape shows a man standing miles away from a horse carriage.

Source: Indian Express March 28, 2017 19:18 UTC