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There’s a bold vibrancy and sureness that seeps into the Expressionist strokes expertly rendered by Ramesh Garawad, such as in this ‘Untitled’ piece of oil on canvas. We see scarlet hues stand out from a muddy, non-descript brown background, as if clearly symbolising the earth. The shades of red blossom from germinating seed into dense […]
Suvendu Bhandari: Tragedy depicted transparently A revelation of personal and societal tragedies and turmoil, the art put forth by artist Suvendu Bhandari is bleak and intense. He professes to his art being an emotional rather than objective reflection and response to the world around, and its treatment in sepia tones lends an almost transparent tone
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April 6, On This Day Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter and architect Raphael forms the traditional trinity of great masters of the High Renaissance, a historically iconic period for classical Western art. Interestingly he was both born on and died on April 6, and lived a short 37 years from 1483
‘No Need To Think For Me’: The title of this art work is both starkly clear and literally emblazoned across the canvas, manifested by using watercolor and fabric on paper. Artist Sonali Laha, who produces some fine self portraiture, depicts a strong female voice via this piece, which showcases a somber young woman’s face blending
The Pothi team looks at what disruption means in art and how it has affected the history of the world. This is Part 1 of a five-part series Let’s start at the beginning. Imagine an early human, who has just observed a big hunt. Maybe even taken part in it. Then the human decides to
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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
A critique of motifs found in African batik provides a fascinating glimpse into cultural mores of Ghana, providing the much needed perspective that art tends to generate Heritage folk art observers from India note that the textile craft of ‘batik’ has been relevant in our country for at least the past 2,000 years, traced way
The Pothi team caught up with Anil Relia to find out how his journey as a collector started The world of art is not just about artists. The art world is made wholesome by the number of people who are connected with it. A collector makes it as fruitful as a person who is an
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April 4, On This Day Illustrating lore While children and adults around the world have enjoyed the lore of The Brothers Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm, fewer people may know that they had yet another sibling who happened to be an artist of a different sort — painter, art professor, etcher and copper engraver Ludwig Emil
Rendered using mix media on paper, this artwork titled ‘Life is a game III’ by artist Vitesh Naik depicts a conservatively and sophisticatedly dressed man, heavily caricatured, performing what looks like sleight of hand with two deeply symbolic playing cards — the much coveted King of Diamonds, and The Joker of the pack. The risky