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Religious roots, jungle inspiration, mental mysteries and a layered canvas

Artists of the Week / 16/03/2021

Abhijit Nigade: Manifesting the twisted nature of the mind Art for Abhijit Nigade is a kind of self-professed intense self-discovery, or a romancing of one’s inner soul. His special curiosity for the mysteries of the human mind manifests in every artwork that he puts across, dabbling in the mediums of lithography and etching, while also […]

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Digital art’s finest hour: JPEG image sells for 5,037,451,650.00 INR

News / 15/03/2021

Along side Jeff Koons and David Hockney, an artist who does not paint takes his place. A graphic designer named Beeple who makes graphic stuff for big ticket popstars This must rate as the finest hour for digital art. A .jpeg image, which only exists as an electronic file, sold for a whopping $69.3 million

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So where did that $69 mn artwork go? (…and more)

News / 15/03/2021

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

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Meet the grandaddy of optical illusion art

On This Day / 15/03/2021

March 15, On This Day What you see is not what you get Look upon this picture with all your attention for a minute? What do you see? The answer that optical art usually provides is that everyone sees something different! And for this fascinating addition to the sphere of art, we can all thank

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One cannot weave untruth in art: Veer Munshi

#longread / 13/03/2021

Artist Veer Munshi remembers his early life in Kashmir, his days of mind expansion in Baroda and his relationship with exile and the many shades of minority issues. A conversation with Santanu Borah There are enough instances in the history of the human race that shows that conflict mothers great ideas, events and art. The

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Muzaffar Ali: The multimedia artist before there was multimedia artists

Columns / 13/03/2021

Ruby Brahmbhatt Jagrut talks about the versatile artists, who has not only made beautiful paintings but has also directed classic films like Umrao Jaan What makes some people creative powerhouse? There are artists who just do art. Then there are ones who see, live, touch, carry art wherever they are and whatever they do. They

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2 art records broken: For $69 million and Rs 40 crore

News / 12/03/2021

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Notes from an open optimist

Columns / 12/03/2021

Nidheesh Tyagi tells you why the living through difficult times makes us more human and saves the best of us from the worst of us As the world is talking less about Covid and more about vaccine jabs, it is time to come out of almost a year-long dark depressing tunnel and breathe in the

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Young Goa: Emerging artists that you should know

Young India / 12/03/2021

Gauri Gharpure profiles five young and promising artists from Goa. You can see their works at the end of the article Foraying into the field of arts is replete with equal amounts of creative freedom and struggle. In this article, we outline the journeys of young artists from Goa who have not only won numerous

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How Bhupen Khakhar came out as gay through his painting ‘You Can’t Please All’

Retrospective / 12/03/2021

On his birth week, the Abir Pothi team pays tribute to the artist who had the guts to be what he was before it was fashionable in India Imagine it is 1981. Less than two years after the first ‘Coming Out Day’ was celebrated by the LGBTQ+ community on October 14, 1979. And you have

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