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Krishen Khanna Turning 100 this July, Krishen Khanna remains one of Indian art’s most quietly revolutionary voices. We celebrate a visionary who chose the canvas over the ledger, leaving behind a secure banking job to paint full time. With a practice that spans sculpture, painting, and political commentary, Khanna’s contribution to Indian art has been […]
Krishen Khanna: 10 Iconic Paintings That Define His Legacy Read More »
In a series, we talk about the journey and the works of the nonagenarian painter, Krishen Khanna. Read Krishen Khanna @ 96 everyday to take a peek into the artist’s fascinating professional trajectory that continues to go up till date
The Maestro Behind the Iconic Band Wallas: Artist Krishen Khanna Read More »
In a series, we talk about the journey and the works of the nonagenarian painter, Krishen Khanna. Read Krishen Khanna @ 96 everyday to take a peek into the artist\’s fascinating professional trajectory that continues to go up till date
The Maestro Behind the Iconic Band Wallas: Artist Krishen Khanna Read More »
Gallery Nvya opened its latest exhibition, featuring stunning artworks crafted by the renowned artist, Krishen Khanna. The exhibition is called “Bandwallahs.” It’s okay to say that Krishen Khanna used very vibrant colours to represent the happy parts of our lives. After the separation of India and Pakistan, he moved to India and as someone who
Khanna’s deep commitment to the pictorial space was not to be confined by the limits of the easel. He got an opportunity to break free of this confinement. Sometime in the early 80s, the chairman of ITC showed him the blank, dome like space of about 4000 square feet on the ceiling of ITC Maurya,
#Throwback2022: Scaling up the canvas for public art – Krishen Khanna Part 3 Read More »
By Vandana Shukla Khanna’s works deal with a realistic world, the goings on; the play of maya caught in its own momentum, its own web; blurred under its own momentary existence against the eternal march of time. The moments caught on canvas seem to have a rhythm about them, as though, they are flowing over
#Throwback2022: A visual record of history – Krishen Khanna Part 2 Read More »
By Vandana Shukla The centrality of visual art is governed by geometrical considerations. But it is the discovery made in the process that underlines its longevity. Krishen Khanna, a self-taught artist, has been engaged in making these discoveries through his entire span of life. His art has come to be celebrated globally for the fresh
#Throwback2022: As an artist, I am not subservient to anybody – Krishen Khanna Part 1 Read More »
Khanna’s deep commitment to the pictorial space was not to be confined by the limits of the easel. He got an opportunity to break free of this confinement. Sometime in the early 80s, the chairman of ITC showed him the blank, dome like space of about 4000 square feet on the ceiling of ITC Maurya,
Scaling up the canvas for public art – Krishen Khanna Part 3 Read More »
By Vandana Shukla Khanna’s works deal with a realistic world, the goings on; the play of maya caught in its own momentum, its own web; blurred under its own momentary existence against the eternal march of time. The moments caught on canvas seem to have a rhythm about them, as though, they are flowing over
A visual record of history – Krishen Khanna Part 2 Read More »
By Vandana Shukla The centrality of visual art is governed by geometrical considerations. But it is the discovery made in the process that underlines its longevity. Krishen Khanna, a self-taught artist, has been engaged in making these discoveries through his entire span of life. His art has come to be celebrated globally for the fresh
As an artist, I am not subservient to anybody – Krishen Khanna Part 1 Read More »