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Word of the day: censorship. Art is and always has been, provocative. It is the job of an artist to invoke feelings in people, good or bad. Oftentimes, art questions authority, unsettles dominant narratives, and gives voice to perspectives that institutions might prefer to keep quiet. The recent controversy surrounding the film Voice of Hind […]
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In India, we have grown up listening to the voices on the streets. It’s often the bells of the ice cream stall, the cries of sabzi wale or a metal rod hitting a steel wok to indicate that popcorn is here. On winter day breaks, among all those voices there was also one of a
The Shared Threads Between the Carpets of Kashmir and Iran Read More »
It is quite easy these days to come by an art pattern, which looks like a careful and intentional assembly of geometrical shapes, on bedsheets, on paper, on walls, on phone covers and sometimes also wallpapers. Yes, we are talking about the infamous Mandala Art. A mandala is a geometric configuration of symbols. These symbols
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The idea of art for tribe and tribal people is not quite aligned with the world view of it. Art isn’t exquisite for the the tribe it is integrated in their life the way food is. Art is playful, experiential, raw and real. That’s what one feels when they look at the art created by
Who is BELGUR MANDAVI? The Story Of Ghotul, Tribal Art and Anonymity Read More »
On February 24, the art world marks the birthday of Winslow Homer, an artist whose work continues to feel startlingly alive more than a century after his death. Born in 1836, Homer painted oceans, wars, and solitary figures with an honesty that resists nostalgia. His seas were never just blue, his landscapes never just beautiful—they
The winds and water of Winslow Homer: The blue that still speaks to us today Read More »