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Abhishek Dixit Hari Ambadas Gade was born in the Amravati district of Maharashtra and graduated in Science from the University of Nagpur in 1938. In the same year, his interest in art grew, and he enrolled himself at the Nagpur School of Art. He completed his Diploma in art in 1949 and his Master’s in […]
Cognizant Inquiries of Abstract Expressionist H.A. Gade Read More »
There is something mesmerizing about the fabric of silk, the way it flows and weaves itself. The art of weaving silk and producing intricate patterns of decoration has been central to many textile communities in India, who produce their own unique breath-taking patterns on the cloth. Vayan– Art of Indian Brocades, curated by textile designer
The magic of silk brocades at National Crafts Museum Read More »
A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends
Ancient Wari Temple Complex discovered in Southern Peru Read More »
Ved Prakash Bhardwaj S G Vasudev’s art opens different layers of life in his paintings. In this process of seeing and opening life, he keeps the physical condition of man as well as his psychological condition in the centre. The artist focuses on the interrelationship between all living and non-living elements of the world and
Indigenous modernism of S G Vasudev: Understanding life and its contradictions Read More »
Ved Prakash Bhardwaj Amidst the divergence of social and political systems, Arpita Singh’s painting has been a specialty by keeping the psychology of man at the center. From the very beginning, there has been a sense of irony in her art. Functioning like a scathing commentary, her paintings and drawings expose the realities of our
Arpita Singh: Paintings like a stage Read More »
A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends
Ukraine installs protective glass to protect Banksy’s murals Read More »
Manjeera February 24, ON THIS DAY And she answers it as well, declaring that the “subaltern cannot speak”, in her 1988 essay. Within today’s neo-colonized world, an important question arises when it comes to the topic of representation of the marginalized. At the center of this discussion is Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, hailed as one of
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak asks “Can the Subaltern Speak?” Read More »
Vandana Shukla Speech blurbs, thought bubbles and the nuances of graphic illustration enter the canvas to express the absurdity and the hybrid reality of the times we live in. Dhruvi Acharya introduces speech blurbs while she plays on comic values by juxtaposing narratives of reality and fantasy, alongside a dark vision of contemporary urban life.
Texting the laugh-lines Read More »
Vandana Shukla Since the time man began to express himself by painting the walls of a cave, humour was used to express what could not be said otherwise; ridicule is used to critique the times. Humour was made pivotal to Indian art by the post-modernists; it was not an invention of the post-modernists though. What
Postmodern humour in the vernacular Read More »
A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art
Lucian Freud’s Painting of His Daughter Could Fetch $24 M. at Auction Read More »