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Inside the Wild Mind of Ranjit Balmuchu: Landscapes, Layers, & Lament

Artists of the Week /
Ranjit Balmuchu. Landscape. Acrylic on canvas board, 20x16 in.

Meet Our Artist of the Week – Ranjit Balmuchu Ranjit Balmuchu is our Artist of the Week. He is an illustrator, comic artist, animator, and creative designer whose prospect lies in abstract landscape art. Balmuchu studied at the School of Architecture at CEPT University, Ahmedabad. Ranjit Balmuchu’s Art Style Ranjit Balmuchu’s art style chronicles the […]

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The Revered Art of Pichhwai

Do You Know? /

Originating in Nathdwara, near Udaipur, Rajasthan, Pichhwai is a devotional custom where cloth is painted with revered images and hung behind the deity. This practice emerged in the 17th-century shrine of Nathdwara when an idol of Krishna was moved from Mathura during Aurangzeb’s reign. “Pichhwai,” which translates to “that which hangs back,” symbolises devotion. In

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8 Hand-Painted Frames by Miyazaki that AI could Never..

Photo Gallery /

With Studio-Ghibli trending in the AI chat box, we focus on some hand-printed watercolour frames by the Legendary Artist Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli-style images has been taking the Internet by storm after an Artificial Intelligence platform, OpenAI released its “most advanced image generator yet” as an update to the GPT-4o model. People all around the

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Rockefeller Foundation Picks Rahul Kumar as a 2025 Bellagio Resident

Artist Profile /
Rahul Kumar's Installation view of The Untold Resides Somewhere

Rahul Kumar Becomes Rockfeller Foundation‘s 2025 Bellagio Resident Rockefeller Foundation announced Rahul Kumar as the 2025 Bellagio Resident. He is one of the 105 residents who will connect, collaborate, and develop innovative solutions, essential for the world’s transformation. Who is Rahul Kumar? Rahul Kumar is a Delhi-based ceramicist, curator, and writer. His masterpieces are built

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Gunasekar Jeyapal’s Sculptures Report on the Government’s Inadequacies

Artists of the Week /
Gunasekar Jeyapal. Life In The City II (2020). Bronze and Wood, 36x15x12 in.

Meet Artist of the Week – Gunasekar Jeyapal Gunasekar Jeyapal (b. 10th May 1985) is our Artist of the Week. The 39-year-old artist completed his BFA (2009-2013) and MFA (2014-2016) in sculpture from the Government College of Fine Arts, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. Gunasekar Jeyapal’s Early Life and Career Jeyapal was born and raised in the

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Gallerie Ganesha brings Bikash Poddar’s Waterscapes to New Delhi

Exhibitions /

An exhibition at Gallerie Ganesha is displaying skilled watercolors landscapes by Bikash Poddar. Gallerie Ganesha is set to host “Lyrical Landscapes: Watercolours by Bikash Poddar” from April 4th to May 7th, 2025. This exhibition will showcase the evocative watercolour landscapes of Bikash Poddar, a distinguished artist from Bengal. Who is Bikash Poddar? Bikash Poddar is

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NGMA Celebrates 71st Foundation Day with Splendour 

News /

In a celebration honouring decades of artistic heritage and cultural preservation, the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) commemorated its 71st Foundation Day yesterday, 1 April 2025 with a spectacular fusion of art, music, and culture at the event ‘Raag Ve Rekhankan’. The daylong festivities began with an inaugural ceremony attended by distinguished guests including

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