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Saptarshi Ghosh The way in which we experience music today has radically changed. In times when bleeding-edge technologies are so closely enmeshed with our daily lived experiences, it is only logical that our insatiable demand for convenience has birthed streaming platforms, which can magically summon any song at any instant. Gone are the days when […]
Saptarshi Ghosh The Subversive Humour in Honoré Daumier’s Caricatures Honoré Daumier was a prominent 19th century French artist and printmaker, who was known for his political caricatures. With his sharp wit and acerbic humour, Daumier mounted scathing attacks on the corrupt ruling establishment and made incisive commentaries on contemporary socio-political issues through his satirical lithographs.
Speaking Back to Power: Art as a Tool for Political Resistance and Social Change Read More »
Smriti Malhotra In the field of medicine, there is a branch that combines both fine arts and medical skills to craft body parts that are both aesthetically pleasing and functionally realistic. This innovative and intricate medical art form is called Anaplastology. It has been carving a niche for itself in the field of medicine, with
Artistic Healing: Anaplastology’s Fusion of Science and Art Read More »
Saptarshi Ghosh The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has had repercussions around the globe. From economic upheavals and battle lines being drawn between major international powers to a refugee crisis impacting thousands, the Russia-Ukraine conflict demonstrates why war in today’s age is a bad idea. However, cutting through the chatter of international responses, one cannot imagine
In an interview with Manjeera for Abir Pothi, Garima Agrawal, and Jai Thakur, two independent photographers, talk about their collaborative project Astitva Photo which aims to bridge the gap between the novices and the experts in the photography industry. Jai and Garima saw that there is a noticeable lack of structure in the industry, making
Paving the path: Project Astitva bridges the gap between amateurs and experts Read More »
Saptarshi Ghosh Painting with Machines: An Introduction to Machine Learning Art Machine learning (ML) is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI), which allows computers to learn from experience rather than being programmed. It has contributed to the development of a loosely-defined field of arts wherein artists use various AI algorithms to magically conjure up images
Poetics of the Machine: When technology meets the Arts Read More »
Digvijay Nikam To go to the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi on a weekend to engage in a contemplative appreciation of intricate paintings and sculptures might be one way of confronting art where the cackle of the street and the concerns of the crumbling everyday life may be kept at bay. One might
To promote Indian ceramic art among the Indian art fraternity and around the world, the Indian Ceramic Art Foundation (ICAF) publishes a journal of Indian ceramic art titled ‘MRIN’. ICAF is the national, non-profit organisation aimed at promoting knowledge, engagement and appreciation of ceramic art through establishing networks among the artist community, educators, designers, collectors,
MRIN to serve as the catalyst for the recognition of Indian ceramic art Read More »
Digvijay Nikam Migration – forced and otherwise – of humans and of objects, entangled with the questions of ethnicity and race, is the defining feature of the modern globalized world. “How should art respond to it?” is the question that the diasporic artist Rina Banerjee tries to probe through her work. Born in 1963 in
Make Me a Summary of the World: Rina Banerjee’s carnivalesque sculpture installations Read More »
Abirpothi interviews Preeti Garg, co-founder of Gallery Veda “To make art more inclusive and not intimidating was the idea behind the gallery. Chennai, with its well-known love for the arts, provides the perfect setting for such a concept. The need for a distinctive space amid the homogeneity is what urged me to start the gallery,”
Gallery Veda wants to find space for every art piece Read More »