The Knight - 2

The Horse in general is considered as one of the most powerful animal. The poise of a horse, the majestic style of the running horse..... just about everything fascinates me. In the game of Chess, the Knight coin moves in a very peculiar way which I consider totally unique. It can escape from tricky positions, can defeat others using that same move which I feel makes the Knight coin the most powerful coin in the game of Chess. So I keep including horses in my works, or rather I should say  the horse appears in my works itself every now and then.... with or without my knowledge.....

Title : The Knight -2

Size : 12 X 12 inches

Medium : Acrylic on canvas

Year of Execution : 2017

Gulam

The Pawn or Soldier is a coin which is most effected. The game of Chess is all about the King. The game goes on until the King is safe. All the coins work hard to just save the King and usually the first casualty in the game is the Pawn. Nobody cares how many and when the pawn is sacrificed. It is as if the Pawn is just there for sacrifice.

This painting of mine is a dedication to this common and humble coin, the pawn. Gulam is a Urdu word for slave. 

Title : Gulam

Size : 18 X 24 inches

Medium : Acrylic on canvas

Year of Execution : 2017