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Alka Chadha Harpalani

Alka is an artist and art writer with a diverse career spanning teaching, e-learning projects with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), and editorial work. An alum of the Government College of Art, Chandigarh (BFA) and Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (MFA, PhD), she has been recognised with numerous prestigious awards and honours.

Between the Forms and Lines: A Sutradhar’s Perspective in Gangadhar Bandanavar’s Newest Solo

A Collage of Pictures

“Storytelling thrives on imagination.  Images touch the heart and become sensations, sensations trigger memories, memories create meaning and meaning leads to listener action.” – Diane F. Wyzga What is Gangadhar Bandanavar’s ‘Sutradhar’? ‘Sutradhar’ is a narrator or storyteller who holds the narrative thread, guiding the audience through the unfolding events. He is an escort and […]

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Unveiling Metaphors in Vijay M Dhore’s Newest Show at Jahangir Art Gallery

Vijay M Dhore’s Symbolic Elements Hidden metaphors in art are symbolic elements that artists subtly embed in their work to convey more profound meanings, often compelling thoughtful analyses to reveal them. These cyphers can be visual or thematic, designed to provoke reflection on abstract concepts. Vijay M Dhore uses colours, textures and accidental shapes which

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Senior Artists Uncover ‘Timeless Treasures’ at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath

Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath Presents Timeless Treasures An exhibition of works by senior artists of Karnataka, who shaped the province’s visual identity in the 20th century, is being held from 23-30 October’24 at Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath, Bengaluru. This exhibition, ‘Timeless Treasures,’ presented by Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath marks Volume-1 of a series as a tribute to the

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Delectable Artworks: Palate and palette in ‘Recipes and Cookbooks’

Food and Culinary Practices in Art A recipe has no soul. You, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe. Thomas Keller Food has been a subject in visual arts since aeons ago, symbolising both sustenance and cultural connotation, where the artists depicted lavish feasts as symbols of affluence and abundance, to contemporary art,

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Prahlad KV Acharya: Landscapes Embracing Incandescent Quality and Emotive Timbre

Prahlad KV Acharya’s landscape paintings evoke a sense of timeless allure, ethereal beauty and serene composure. From the subtle washes on the paper to the bold, expressive strokes of the canvas paintings in oils and acrylics, the artist has arrested unfading spirit and suggestive appeal in a simple routine. It offers glimpses of boundless grandeur

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Ramayana Art Contest ‘Khula Aasman’: Platform for Creative Expression

“The sky is a reminder that many things are possible even though they seem beyond our reach.” – Brandon Royal The exhibition of the selected paintings, with projections of fevered imagination by children and young artists from India and abroad, from Ramayana Art contest under the banner of ‘Khula Aasman’ is being held on 20th

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Srinath Bidare’s Inkesthetics: Inspired by the Stoicism of Life in Monochrome

“It is only by drawing often, drawing everything, drawing incessantly, that one fine day you discover to your surprise that you have rendered something in its true character.” -Camille Pissarro   Srinath Bidare’s drawings unfurl bold and expressive lines to convey an emotion or drive in his drawings. An experimental approach has led to an

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Vijay M Dhore: Exploring Undertones and Resonances of Worldly and Spiritual Connections

“I honour myself. As the divine feminine blends with the divine masculine, I now come into balance.”-Trudy Vesotsky. Nature and creation can repeatedly be seen interlacing in the art of Vijay M Dhore. Along with exploring the harmony in nature, the artist captures its grandeur, complexity, and eventually its transformative or metamorphic processes through his

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