Description

This evocative painting by Arpana Caur juxtaposes a golden-brown handgun with delicate pastel blossoms, transforming a symbol of violence into a canvas of healing and hope. The soft pink, white, and blue flowers bloom from the weapon’s surface, suggesting resilience, peace, and the feminine force of regeneration. A molecular-like crack beside the gun hints at rupture and transformation—perhaps the breaking of cycles or the fragility of aggression. Caur’s work, deeply rooted in social commentary, often explores duality, transcendence, and women’s strength through symbolic realism and poetic contrast.