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Nishtha Jain’s art practice is grounded in the quotidian yet intimate spaces of life. This resonation comes, in part, from the way her paintings expose simple human presence and relationship in scenes so recognisable. be it a mother performing the balancing act of a lifetime, a group of individuals gathering in common spaces or coming […]
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Fan art is a curious thing, a sign of fans’ limitless creativity and unending desire to pay tribute to their beloved characters, stories or public figures, sometimes with amazing talent and other times with a “well, they tried” energy. But where does the charming cocktail of admiration and artistic fervour come from? Spoiler alert: fan
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Maurizio Cattelan’s Comedian, a conceptual work consisting of a fresh banana duct-taped to a wall has made headlines as one of the most polemic works in contemporary art. First shown at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2019, it soon sparked discussion about art’s nature and value. The work sold for $150,000 at its debut, an
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It is a deep desire to create art that does not just punctuate gallery walls, but that evokes a visceral emotional and cultural response that is the axis upon which Manish Solanki’s artistic journey intersecting these two distinct realms pivots. Based out of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, Solanki derives inspiration from childhood games, a common thread that
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Introduction Art mirrors society, with its cultural, historical and philosophical underpinning. One of the organising principles of Western art history has been the categorisation of the development of the arts into movements or “isms” such as Impressionism, Cubism and Surrealism, which represent identifiable styles, philosophies, and historical phases. Indian art, by contrast, is usually named
Aryan Nandakishor Patil is an artist whose practice dug deep into the rough soil of our social issues rooted in labor rights and social inequality somewhere out of Indian traditional temple architecture. His inspiration also comes from the dwarf figures often represented in Indian temples that are depicted as holding beams, platforms, etc. Although these
In its otherworldly beauty, the Taj Mahal has always been more than a marble monument to me; it is a story in the act of being told, a tale immortalised in white marble. Revisiting this architectural wonder yesterday was like seeing it for the first time; its magnificence still took my breath away. What never
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Introduction Jaguar, the very definition of British luxury and engineering prowess, has just transitioned to all-electric (and incidentally an audacious move into the future) by adopting an entirely new logo. It’s not just a rebranding—it’s a culture that is changing for real in terms of how people view technology, sustainability and identity. The new Jaguar
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The Lonely City by Olivia Laing is an exploration of loneliness in the modern city, and the connection between solitude and creativity through the lens of iconic artists like Edward Hopper, Andy Warhol, David Wojnarowicz (and Nan Goldin), Henry Darger, Vivian Maier, Klaus Nomi, Josh Harris and Zoe Leonard. She explores Edward Hopper in the
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When pretty much every thing in the world today seemed possible with AI, internet, and cameras ever cheaper, one may wonder the point of creating images by hand; particularly hyperrealistic paintings. Why paint what you can photograph with someone quickly? These questions quickly faded when I found the work of Parag Sonarghare and suddenly, it
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