Apricot Season

It should come as some relief that the Bajrang Dal in Bhopal has changed its views on the paramountcy of religious sentiment over free speech and artistic expression. BD members reportedly turned out in large numbers to appreciate Kailash Tiwari’s exhibit of his paintings, titled The Face of Terror, in Bhopal. In terms of technique, Tiwari’s art relies heavily on bold, solid colours and unorthodox use of perspective and proportions, common in the “Un”-school of painting. Thematically his message is multi-layered but strongly articulated: Muslim men are murderers, gang-rapists, arsonists, traitors, harem-keepers, cow-slaughterers, defilers of the flag, self-flagellants and perverts. Osama Bin Laden embodies these character flaws. In order to illustrate this, Tiwari likes painting him naked. Pubes included.

Continued at Pass the Roti.