Krishna in Indian Visual Art: A Journey Across Traditions and Centuries

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On Janmashtami, temples and homes across India fill with images of Krishna. Various iterations and interpretations of Lord Krishna from that of a mischievous toddler to an eternal lover has graced Indian visual culture for many generations. Few figures in Indian mythology have inspired as vast and varied a visual legacy. Across two thousand years, […]

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Crafting Timeless Furniture: Swetha Vegesana’s Journey with Intent Made

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In today’s design world, furniture is no longer just for sitting or storing things. It is about feeling, memory, and how people live with objects day after day. This idea sits at the heart of Intent Made, a studio founded by Swetha Vegesana. Intent Made comes from an architectural way of thinking. Every object connects

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How Photography Influenced, Changed and Modernised Art

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What happens after the invention of Photography? In the age of smartphones, everybody is a shutterbug, and millions of images are produced and distributed daily on the web. Today the world celebrates Photography Day through photos captured in worlds the most valued cameras and smartphones. Historically, Photography is only affordable for some; now, anyone can

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“Love Matters”: Kushal Ray on Intimacy, Observation, and the Lifelong Marathon of Photography

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Kushal Ray’s journey into photography is as unconventional as it is compelling. Born in Kolkata in 1960, he began his career as a sports journalist at The Telegraph before turning to photography full-time in the early 1990s. Self-taught yet deeply informed by observation and empathy, he quickly developed a visual vocabulary that diverged from prevailing

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Photographer Sues Artist Over $2 Million Oasis Painting

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Welsh rock photographer Justin Thomas has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in New York against American painter Elizabeth Peyton, alleging she copied his 1995 photograph of Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher for a painting that sold at auction for $1.92 million in May 2026. The Photograph and the Painting The dispute centres on a

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Yayoi Kusama and Elaine Sturtevant: Outcasted Geniuses

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Saptarshi Ghosh Currently 93 years old, Yayoi Kusama has been dubbed the most successful living artist, known for works featuring her signature polka dots. Elaine Sturtevant’s practice on the other hand was far more conceptual, dwelling on questions of authenticity and originality surrounding an artwork. She is best remembered for her reproductions of artworks by

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Princess of Polka dots: Exploring the infinity in Yayoi Kusama’s art

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Manjeera Our earth is only one polka dot among a million stars in the cosmos. Polka dots are a way to infinity. When we obliterate nature and our bodies with polka dots, we become part of the unity of our environment’. -Yayoi Kusama Yayoi Kusama is a world-renowned contemporary Japanese artist known for her avant-garde

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