India’s only daily art newspaper
Picasso has left the UN building in New York. Ruby Jagrut feels the wall should not be empty and advises the UN to fill it with something young, contemporary and meaningful. She also lists some of her choices For the post World War scenario, it was great to have Picasso\’s Guernica on the panels of […]
Guernica is gone. We can’t keep staring at the blank panel Read More »
(Editor’s note: Abir Pothi is excited to bring you book excerpts from Raza: Jaisa Maine Dekha (Rajkamal Prakashan) by noted artist Akhilesh, where he has sketched with words his long association with Syed Haidar Raza from the author’s early days to Raza’s last. We thank Akhilesh for allowing us to translate and use excerpts for Abir readers.
Seven-year-old child prodigy Advait Kolarkar has found more time during the pandemic to pursue his most beloved instinct — creating art All of seven years old in 2021, art prodigy Advait Kolarkar has already had solo shows of his pieces in India, the United States of America, and Canada at this tender age. This artist’s
An artist since he was 2 years old: Meet Advait Kolarkar Read More »
March 6, On This Day A record-holding artist After a long and prolific art career and recognition as the ‘Mother of American modernism’, American artist Georgia O’Keeffe passed away on March 6, 1986, just short of a 100 years old. Known for motifs of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes, O’Keeffe holds
A tribute to the \’Mother of American modernism’ Read More »
Art lover and collector Kyamas Anklesaria, who was in the core team of Reliance’s Harmony Art Show, tells the Pothi team how he views art The world of art is richer not only because there are artists, but also because of those who appreciate it, show it and buy it. And then there are those
One needs to understand that even good artists do bad work sometimes: Kyamas Anklesaria Read More »
Ranna Parikh talks about the marriage of art and architecture Walter Gropious had famously said, “Architecture begins where engineering ends.” And I couldn’t agree more because everyone has their own visual perception, insight and skill. The sensitivity that an architect/ designer has is developed on a whole new tangent, and that enhances the spatial characteristics
March 5, On This Day Stalin\’s art of propaganda Communist leader Joseph Stalin died on March 5, 1953, at the age of 75. During his rule of the Soviet Union from the mid-1920s until 1953, Stalin formalised the ideology of Marxism–Leninism as well as his own policies known as Stalinism — and interestingly, also boosted
Raza had a particular way of putting the colour on canvas. He will not paint a big black circle with a big brush. He would use a relatively small brush and begin with a small dot and then keep brushing gently agains the canvas over hours like a seasoned practice in deep concentration. Sometimes it may take 2 or 3 days.
Raza@100: He carried his jungle everywhere and remained lost in it Read More »
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 lost Sher-Gil found, a forgotten Titian rediscovered Read More »
Abir Pothi presents Room For More Art — a series of features on interior designers across geographic boundaries, discussing with them the nuances of their profession, their methods of sourcing and projecting art into their work, the challenges they face, and a whole lot more perspective. Riddhi Pandya: An ever-evolving interaction with art As
From traditional to unconventional art, the designers who include it all Read More »