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The seventh edition of Abir India’s First Take 2023 is in the selection process. ‘First Take’ gives space for rising young artists across India is now become guiding lights in the contemporary Indian Art scene. The response to the open call of Abir India’s First Take 2023 alone signifies a tempting story of this remarkable […]
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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 »