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Experiencing the transcendent artwork of Sonabai Rajwar, what propelled her to create it, and how the world found out about her
Discovering the woman who single-handedly rejuvenated an entire art tradition Read More »
American artist Michael diCanio speaks to Pothi from New York about the impact of Covid-19 on local art, and his thoughts on the resilience of the art community and individual
If one analyses the trajectories and stories of artists, some aspects begin to stand out; insights that otherwise elude us if we are not alert to nuances. There are common elements to the professional journeys of the forebearer of Gond Art form, Jangadh Sinh Shyam from Patangadh, Mandla, Kalipad Kumbhar from Bankura, West Bengal, who brought to fame the ‘bonga hathi,’ Odisha’s scroll painter or “pat chitrakar” Prahlad Mohrana who innovated “tapoi,” Sona Bai, or Neelmani.
The many mutinies of the tribal art and journeys thereafter Read More »
Artist Vasudevan Akkitham weighs in about disruption in the art practice, and whether contemporary art is truly creating a language of its own As a stalwart of Indian art, a
‘Disruption, destruction go hand in hand for creation’: Vasudevan Akkitham Read More »
In the fourth installment of this six part series, art critic and curator V. Divakar talks about the \”exclusive artists\” who have hijacked the real art that happens across India.
Amid his ongoing exhibit, ‘Boodi’, in Delhi, artist GR Iranna holds forth on prominent motifs and materials in his art practice, the democratic nature of art, and his views on
Dust to dust: And the art of GR Iranna in between Read More »
Artists Jagannath Panda takes Santanu Borah through his journey as an artists and tells him why the \”secret\” drawings he made at MSU were a disruptive event in his student
Artists are like wifi that is connected to a greater force, says artist Jagannath Panda Read More »
Manisha Parekh talks to Santanu Borah about her art practice, and how a continual desire to invent keeps an artist in the thick of the action and contextually relevant. She
Life, art and the personal in disruption: A conversation with artist Manisha Parekh Read More »
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
Disruption: The path art must take to shake up the world and find new directions Read More »
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
A glimpse into batik art from another continent Read More »