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Digvijay Nikam I’m interested in the type of abstraction where you look out at the world, see the horror—sometimes it is horror—and you drag that horror kicking and screaming into your studio and you wrestle with it and you find something beautiful in it. Mark Bradford Mark Bradford is an American visual artist highly acclaimed […]
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Satarupa Bhattacharya Photography has undergone several changes since the time of its inception when cameras were a luxury item to ‘memorialise’ family members and their achievements. Today, as we advance into a space with technological boons and banes, we’re still grappling with the ‘imaginary possession of the past that is unreal’. The dilemma in the (un)real
Digital Memory-making and Reformulated Sites in Akshita Gandhi’s Art Read More »
Digvijay Nikam What kind of relationship might the distinct mediums of sculpture and photography share? What are the limits of artistic expression? The work of the celebrated and equally censored American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is the right place to unpack these concerns. Born in 1946 in New York and brought up in a strict Catholic
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In an interview with Manjeera for Abir Pothi, Garima Agrawal, and Jai Thakur, two independent photographers, talk about their collaborative project Astitva Photo which aims to bridge the gap between the novices and the experts in the photography industry. Jai and Garima saw that there is a noticeable lack of structure in the industry, making
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Tsuktiben Jamir The ‘Still & Sanguine: Stitches by Morii’, an exhibition by the art and design movement Morii, who are involved in creating contemporary heritage with the rural craft communities, is now taking place at the Mumbai-based Tao Art Gallery in collaboration with Bougainvillea Gallery. The exhibition will be up until April 10, 2023. The
The revival of embroidery: Brinda Dudhat’s ‘Still & Sanguine: Stitches by Morii’ Read More »
Tsuktiben Jamir ‘Critical Zones. In Search of a Common Ground’, a travelling exhibition has made its stop at the Indian Museum, Kolkata on the 16 February 2023 and will continue till the 02 April 2023. This exhibition was created by Peter Weibel of the Centre for Art and Media, Karlsruhe, Germany, and French philosopher Bruno
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
Met to return 15 sculptures to India sold by trafficker Subhash Kapoor Read More »
Iftikar Ahmed 30th March, ON THIS DAY “The only time I feel alive is when I’m painting.” — Vincent Van Gogh Dutch Painter Vincent William Van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853, in Zundert, Netherlands. His paintings’ vibrant hues, forceful brushstrokes, and curved forms had a significant impact on the Expressionism trend in modern
The Red Vineyard: The painting sold By Van Gogh in his lifetime Read More »
Abhishek Kumar Knowledge can be gained at any age. After having a detailed study on topics there are things unknown to us. So, we at Abirpothi present before you the lesser-known facts about artists around the world. Vincent Van Gogh It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should
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Everybody knows that Vincent van Gogh loved the colour yellow. But why? Well, the story begins 19,000 years ago… Yellow is one of the oldest colours in art. For most of history it came from yellow ochre, a naturally occurring and readily available clay-like substance. These cave paintings from 17,000 B.C. in Lascaux, France, include
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