Bakhodir Jalal
TO THE HOLIDAY, 2024
Acrylic on Canvas
52 3/8 x 118 1/8 in
133 x 300 cm
133 x 300 cm
In To the Holiday, Bakhodir Jalal constructs a whimsical yet symbolically charged tableau where abstracted forms dance across a field divided between deep red and ochre. The composition unfolds like...
In To the Holiday, Bakhodir Jalal constructs a whimsical yet symbolically charged tableau where abstracted forms dance across a field divided between deep red and ochre. The composition unfolds like a festive procession rendered through the language of modernism - a choreography of hybrid beings, celestial motifs, and rhythmic geometries. The interplay of solid color and delicate line reflects Jalal’s enduring dialogue between structure and spontaneity, between the cosmic and the earthly. Beneath its playful façade lies a meditation on human celebration and spiritual renewal, echoing the artist’s broader quest to reconcile the metaphysical with the everyday. In this work, the holiday becomes both a literal and metaphoric journey - a movement toward joy, transcendence, and the rediscovery of harmony within chaos.
