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Iftikar Ahmed Artists of the week Artist of the Week is a special category that recognises and highlights the works of talented artists. Each week, two new artists are featured, showcasing their unique styles, techniques, and themes. From emerging artists to established veterans, the Artist of the Week category celebrates creativity and diversity in the […]
Vaishnavi Srivastava April 24th, ON THIS DAY “If you can allow the colour to breathe, to occupy its own space, to play its own game in its unstable way, it’s wanton behaviour, so to speak. It is promiscuous like nothing.” -Bridget Riley Today is the legendary British painter and fashion designer Bridget Riley’s 92nd birthday.
“Bridget Riley: Mastering Optical Illusion Through Colorful Geometry” Read More »
Saptarshi Ghosh The way in which we experience music today has radically changed. In times when bleeding-edge technologies are so closely enmeshed with our daily lived experiences, it is only logical that our insatiable demand for convenience has birthed streaming platforms, which can magically summon any song at any instant. Gone are the days when
The Art Of Music Album Covers Read More »
Part -1 A gender not acknowledged: The Hijras and their struggle for representation The major works by Indian photographers Anita Khemka, Dayanita Singh, and Tejal Shah are discussed in this section while addressing transgender identity in order to comprehend the various perspectives behind their research on transgender lives. Though the subject matter seemed to be
Rewriting Gender Through The Lens: Indian Photographers Challenging the Norm. Read More »
Smriti Malhotra In June 2019, Phoenix Palladium hosted an exhibition of life-sized installations by Valay Shende called, “Spirit of Bombay”. The large installations depicted the known and popular symbols of Mumbai, these were re-imagined in a creative manner by the Nagpur-born artist. The exhibition ‘Spirit of Bombay’ drew upon the unflinching spirit of
Mumbai Re-Imagined, Valay Shende’s Unique Art Installations Read More »
Ved Prakash Bhardwaj ‘’I began exploring the visual form of ink drawings to express my own experience of displacement that made me lose my home in Jaffna.’’ -Jasmine Nilani Joseph Young Sri Lankan artist Jasmine Nilani Joseph’s exhibition titled, “The Sixth Diary”, running at Vadehra Art Gallery, Delhi, presents a new vision of a young girl’s
The Hope Of Life Amidst So Many Disparities By Jasmine Nilani Joseph 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
Vaishnavi Srivastava National Poetry Month just got a whole lot more colourful! Did you know that some of your favourite poets also had a hidden talent for illustration? These poets weren’t just masters of the written word, but also of the visual arts. Join us as we explore the works of 11 famous poets who
Poetic Pen And Artistic Brush: Discovering The Artistic Side Of 11 Famous Poets Read More »
Ved Prakash Bhardwaj Each script is a type of picture and that is why it is also called a hieroglyph. If you look at the scripts of all languages, each letter has a certain form. This form is actually a pictograph of a sound created to understand that sound as a visual. Irma Blank
Irma Blank- The Artist Who Converted Texts Into Abstract Paintings, Dies At 88 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