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A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends […]
\’Not next to Mona Lisa? Then no Mundi!\’ New report reveals fresh controversy Read More »
Asif Imran: Urban and rural landscapes gently evoked As an artist, Asif Imran is deeply inspired by the juxtaposition of urban and rural landscapes, having experienced both in his formative years. A gentle glimpse of socio-economic realities and the changing face of the immediate world around us, influenced by myriad travels, are found expressed in
This week, our artists bring you layers, landscapes, social and desi themes Read More »
If one analyses the trajectories and stories of artists, some aspects begin to stand out; insights that otherwise elude us if we are not alert to nuances. There are common elements to the professional journeys of the forebearer of Gond Art form, Jangadh Sinh Shyam from Patangadh, Mandla, Kalipad Kumbhar from Bankura, West Bengal, who brought to fame the ‘bonga hathi,’ Odisha’s scroll painter or “pat chitrakar” Prahlad Mohrana who innovated “tapoi,” Sona Bai, or Neelmani.
The many mutinies of the tribal art and journeys thereafter Read More »
April 13, On This Day Expressing satire in surrealism Born on April 13, 1860, James Sidney Edouard or Baron Ensor was a Belgian painter and printmaker, and an important influence on expressionism and surrealism associated with the artistic group Les XX. During the late 19th century, much of Ensor\’s work was rejected as scandalous, particularly
Nobel winner Günter Grass was a visual artist, too Read More »
Here\’s a bird\’s-eye-view of the hottest art happenings. By Kaivana, our person in New York As Washington DC continues to firefight Covid 19 at various levels of politics, media and health services, New York, is slowly opening up to its vivid art events from Museum of Modern Arts to public spaces. This is significant proof
Postcard from New York: A look into the vibrant art scene of the Big Apple Read More »
Artists Francis Newton Souza was born on this day in 1942. One of India’s foremost art world maestros, this Goan man was well known for his wild ways and wilder paintings. He attended St. Xavier\’s College in Bombay, being expelled for drawing graffiti in a toilet which he claimed he was correcting, but the
A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends
No cheers for Budweiser, cheers to Art for freedom! Read More »
A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends
Indian art goes to MoMA, and Indian Art Fair gets a new director Read More »
Ruby Jagrut writes on the nitty gritties of engaging with art that you would like to include in your life Everyone seeks beauty and truth in their lives. What they are not sure about is art. Because we have multiple layers of relationship with the object and subject of art. Mostly we see it outside
A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends
Remembering Prince Philip, the artist (and more from the world of art) Read More »