V. Nagdas - Artwork 786

A framed monochrome print densely packed with miniature scenes and symbolic motifs reveals a central bird with outstretched wings surrounded by reclining figures, floral forms and rows of human heads. The composition is rendered in meticulous linework and cross-hatching, producing a tapestry-like field of narrative vignettes where each quadrant contains its own allegorical episode and iconography. The etching reads like a visual catalogue of myths and social comment, juxtaposing the fragile bird and reclining human forms with repeating heads and emblematic devices.

The artist’s precision invites prolonged viewing: as one follows the printed marks, layers of story and symbol emerge, creating a complex, dreamlike map of collective memory and satire.