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Introduction Abir India has established itself as an important platform for upcoming Indian artists, providing them with a special opportunity over the world to showcase their talent and propel their artistic careers. The transformative impact of the annual First Take competition has launched an array of acts to recognition, both national and international. Here are encouraging success stories […]
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Heritage walls have a lot of stories and feelings entrapped from history. The cracks, the patterns created on the walls are the result of some story or a feeling behind it. A feeling that cannot be shared with a person is the story behind the walls. The lines and cracks create a pattern on the
Expressions and stories of cracked walls by Yash Pal Read More »
People working for themselves and as well as working for someone else to fulfill the needs and the luxuries are the lower working class people. The lower class people work hard, but they never succeed to get themselves in the frontline, rather become a reason for other higher class people to be present in the
Dark frames representing the dark life of lower class soceity by Sayantan Chakraborty Read More »
Human behavior is the ability and capacity to respond to a internal or external stimuli throughout life. These behaviour are mostly adapted from the experiences that the individual has gone through. Humans usually pick up their behaviour from one another as they exist in a group and each individual is a major source of influence
Human Behaviour through the eyes of Riddhi Vasoya Read More »
Journey of life can never be of a straight line. It passes through many hurdles and barriers in order to reach the destination. Sometimes a person starts its journey with a destination, but somehow reaches there and when looks back to the path they had taken, it’s a mesh that they have created in their
Lines of Journey by Bikash Chandra Senapati Read More »
A body with irregularities is a reality that the world wants to avoid. Women regularly face criticism and comments about their ‘body type’. They are continuously bombarded with suggestions of how their body should look like, how to achieve an idol-like ideal body. But the question still persists, does it even exist? Natasha Sachdeva a
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While the actuality around me is congested, my painting is an imagery of a mystical landscape, its creation being a way for me to communicate with my dream reality. My monochromatically painted works meld a more current existence with memories, by symbolically infusing colored imagery only into certain objects. Often, the city is a framed
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Coming from a very rich background of a tradition that is infringed with vivid and diverse cultural praxes, I have grown to imbibe the huge scope of self-expression that is provided by the universe of art. In my practice, I explore fabrics as my medium extensively. My practice is autobiographical and deals with my emotions,
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Blending various media and constantly evolving my style, I am based in Baroda and love experimentation. I pour my energy into constantly reinventing myself; from paper to print-making, water colours to installations, I have tried my hands at it all. -Kanika Shah Kanika Shah was one of the nine winners of the First Take 2019. From
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The naturalness characteristic of the surface of a geological cave serves as my source of inspiration which is translated through clay. In my work, the clay is used in such a way that it retains its utmost natural character. Also, the geometry of space inspires me. Its regularity and irregularity are my interest to achieve.
Souvik Das journey after First Take 2018 Read More »