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A Calendar That Starts on 14th of April: Bahujan Calendar Art in India

Columns, Featured, Special Story / 04/08/2023

It was in 1894 when famous Indian painter and artist Raja Ravi Verma, also regarded as the father of modern art in India, established his lithographic press in Girgaum, Bombay. In September of the same year, the chromolithographs of goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati were launched. Expensive and exclusive pieces of Verma’s art started to circulate […]

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The Top 10 Most Expensive Works in FY 2023

art market, Featured / 12/07/2023

In what many would consider an unstable and unpredictable year for the economy, 2022-23 boasted some of the most expensive paintings sold in history. After 2020’s lockdown-era auction depression, the market has since regained its pre-pandemic luster, and in many ways, rocketed into an entirely new stratum of opulence. While each work sold has merit

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Fonseca, A Portuguese Painter Who Painted South Indian Hindu Women

Artist Profile, Do You Know? / 03/07/2023

Indian women’s attire and ornaments have a story that has fascinated many travellers and invaders for centuries. The evolution of classical dance in South Indian territorial space is also a fascinating story and history. Indian dance, the ornamental beauty, has seduced the audience with their dance and attire. With their ornaments, dancers can distinguish from

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Unique Collaboration: People For Animals and P R Daroz Unveil ‘100 Bowls’ Exhibit

Featured, News / 16/06/2023

Aditya Sisodia In a remarkable collaboration between People For Animals (PFA), India’s oldest and largest Animal Welfare Organisation, and master ceramicist P R Daroz, a groundbreaking exhibit is set to take place on the evening of August 4, 2023. The exhibit, titled ‘100 Bowls,’ introduces a new collectable art form that blurs the boundaries between

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11 Auction House in India Art Enthusiasts Should Know About

Do You Know? / 04/05/2023

Auction houses are the hangout hub for art enthusiasts and curators. Ranging from antiques to significant paintings, auction houses are the best option to collect and articulate art. Here are 11 auction places in India that art enthusiasts should know and check out: 1. Osian’s: Based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, it is India’s 1st Auction House

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Plays by William Shakespeare and the Painter’s Creation

Columns / 02/05/2023

Ved Prakash Bhardwaj William Shakespeare is considered a great dramatist because each of his plays has such visual images that settle in people’s memory. Even today his plays are being translated and staged all over the world. Not that Shakespeare influenced only writers. His sphere of influence included filmmakers as well as painters. The

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Rewriting Gender Through The Lens: Indian Photographers Challenging the Norm.

#longread, Columns / 24/04/2023

Part -1 A gender not acknowledged: The Hijras and their struggle for representation The major works by Indian photographers Anita Khemka, Dayanita Singh, and Tejal Shah are discussed in this section while addressing transgender identity in order to comprehend the various perspectives behind their research on transgender lives. Though the subject matter seemed to be

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Social And Cultural Discourse In Pop Art Of South Asian Countries

Exhibitions / 21/04/2023

Ved Prakash Bhardwaj Andy Warhol took a stab at Pop Art, in the form of a portrait of Marilyn Monroe. No one has been able to draw a bigger line than that till today. A key element of the Pop Art concept today is the use of images of popular film stars. Andy Warhol

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A Walk down the Indian art market scene

News / 13/04/2023

Tsuktiben Jamir The Indian art market has witnessed a boom in the last couple years. Outlook writes, “One of the crucial aspects of this paradigm shift is structuring the art market with the emergence of reputed museums, private art galleries, and auction houses. Not only has this allowed the seasonal collectors to add to their

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South India’s first ever major museum: A man’s love and vision for the art scene in India

News / 13/03/2023

Tsuktiben Jamir After a series of set-backs and delays; the pandemic being a major hurdle, South India witnessed the long overdue opening of its first ever major private art museum in Bengaluru, the IT capital of the country with the name ‘Museum of Art and Photography’ on 18th February 2023. The museum, which was initiated by

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