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Gond Painting of Central India: Myth, Nature and Modern Markets

craft & Handmade, Culture & Heritage /

Gond painting grows out of the visual and oral traditions of the Pardhan Gonds and related Gond communities across Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, eastern Maharashtra, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The word “Gond” derives from the Dravidian expression “kond,” which refers to green mountains and points to the community’s long relationship with hilly forested terrain. Historically, Pardhan […]

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French Artist Shivay La Multiple Reimagines Nature’s “Invasive” Beauty at Kochi Biennale

Kochi Muziris Biennale /

French artist Shivay La Multiple, currently a Kochi Biennale Foundation (KBF) Residency artist, has turned the much-maligned water hyacinth into a symbol of resilience and protection in her latest exhibition at Devassy Jose and Sons, Bazaar Road, Mattancherry. Long dismissed as an invasive threat to waterways, the water hyacinth here becomes almost divine—a guardian of waterscapes rather than their conqueror. Native

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Art That Breathes with Nature: The Artists Championing Sustainability

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Across India’s creative landscape, artists are reimagining expression through an organic lens—turning to recyclable and natural materials as both medium and message. This growing movement reflects a deeper commitment to sustainability, where art not only tells stories but also responds thoughtfully to environmental responsibility.  As residents of Delhi gasp for air, the urgency to address

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UDC Homes Launches ‘The Garden Remembers’ Wallpaper Collection Inspired by Nature’s Cycles

Design /

UDC Homes has unveiled its latest wallpaper collection, The Garden Remembers, marking the brand’s first venture into bespoke veneer wallpapers. The new line draws inspiration from the natural grains, textures, and time‑worn markings found in the bark of trees, translating them into intricate wall coverings that merge craft and couture. Founder Neha Jain describes the collection

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SAKSHI BAJAJ: A SOLO SHOW ‘WHISPERS OF NATURE’

Reviews /

“Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye… it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.”- Edvard Munch Sakshi Bajaj’s assertive and dynamic strokes function as a visual syntax, articulating an affective rhythm that resonates beyond the pictorial surface. The primacy of gesture supersedes representational reliability. The canvas itself becomes a

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Abir Karmakar’s “As It Is” Hyper-Realistic Paintings Exhibition at Nature Morte 

Exhibitions /

Abir Karmakar’s first exhibition with Nature Morte presents a compelling body of work that explores the intersection between memory, space, and the passage of time through hyper-realistic painting. Known for his meticulous style that captures both figurative and architectonic subjects, Karmakar invites viewers to slow down and engage with his paintings, which reveal subtle shifts

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Raghav Babbar “Mela / मेला” Exhibition at Nature Morte Mumbai

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Raghav Babbar’s debut monographic exhibition in India, “Mela / मेला,” is currently on view at Nature Morte in Mumbai from September 11 to October 4, 2025. The preview took place on September 11, 6–9 PM IST, at Nature Morte’s gallery located on the third floor of Dhanraj Mahal, Apollo Bandar, Colaba. Drawing inspiration from Babbar’s

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‘Nature in Architecture’; The Voices of Antoni Gaudi

Architecture, Do You Know?, Editor's Pick, Featured /

Let’s Learn Antoni Gaudi’s Facts Gaston Bachelard’s exploration of language, distinguishing between the utilitarian “signification” and the creative “poetry,” provides a lens through which we can analyse the intersection of language and architecture. In Michael Graves’ “A Case for Figurative Architecture,” the analogy between everyday language and the internal structure of a building is drawn,

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Nature Morte Reframes Modernism with Salon: The India Way

Exhibitions /

Nature Morte’s Colaba gallery is preparing to challenge conventional art historical narratives with its inaugural Salon Series exhibition, opening August 15. “Salon: The India Way,” curated by Poonji Nath under the direction of 24-year-old gallerist Devashi Jain, presents European and Indian modernist works in dense, salon-style hanging that deliberately disrupts hierarchical viewing. The exhibition places

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Remembering Martin Johnson Heade, Master of Light and Nature

On This Day /

August 11, 2025 Martin Johnson Heade (August 11, 1819 – September 4, 1904) was an American painter whose extraordinary career spanned nearly seven decades, establishing him as one of the most distinctive voices in 19th-century American art. Known for his luminous salt marsh landscapes, tropical hummingbird paintings, and sumptuous floral still lifes, Heade captured the

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