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Tsuktiben Jamir Manzooz Ahmad Bhat has carved out a unique space for himself in the world of art. He collects stones and rocks from the trekking routes of Jammu and Kashmir, as well as Ladakh. Bhat, a 34-year-old artist from Ganderbal district in central Kashmir, uses mortar to grind these stones and rocks, extracting their […]
Meet the Artist Who Uses Stones and Rocks to Create Breath-taking Paintings Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX What we call Art is not always presented as Art. Art is not defined yet, so that anything can be Art; even an object purchased from the shop becomes an Art object. Artists challenge the audience and the people engaging in Art’s work. How can this become an Artwork? This question is
Why Artists Christo and Jeanne Wrapped Everything? Read More »
Digvijay Nikam “The exotic in the painting doesn’t really interest me because the novelty of it wears off very easily whereas our day-to-day thing interest me because it is there all the time – a person sitting on a chair combing his hair. You see them totally unaware. And that is what interests me, how
A Chronicler of the Indian Everyday: Bhupen Khakhar and ‘Our’ Quotidian World Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX Art always liberates us from the odd of mundane struggles and expressions. The Art Critique Robert Hughes called ‘Art needs to hold us as a water hold in a vessel; Artist Gaitonde brought that idea into the Canvas a long time before. That’s why the curator named Gaitonde’s retrospective show in Solomon
V S Gaitonde: Artist of Painting as Process and Life Read More »
Pratiksha Shome “Painting was his life and obsession and if he was ever away from his paints, he would become extremely restless.” A private diary scribbling found after his death encapsulated his feelings towards his work: “I twist and turn, curve and straighten without aim or result. Just an escape, an escapist thing into
Lancelot Riberio: An artist that gave rise to expressionism in Indian Read More »
Smriti Malhotra Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) a Spanish painter who was born in Madrid, Spain, is widely regarded as one of the greatest artists of the Baroque period. He was a master of capturing realism and employing innovative techniques to create visually stunning and intellectually engaging artworks. Velázquez’s body of work spans a wide range of
A Spanish Master of Realism: The Story of Diego Velázquez Read More »
Digvijay Nikam No matter where I was in the world, I would step outside with my paints and materials and paint as if I were touched by a force that gave me an inner realization of the reason for living. There was no one else around. Just the cold wind or warm breeze, the empty
The Captivating Photorealist Paintings of Shibu Natesan Read More »
Digvijay Nikam There is a significant relationship between writing and painting. Our painting tradition has been saturated with it. But now we have developed a purist mode where we have separated the two. This is like saying that when you see, you should shut your ears; while you hear, you should close your eyes. You
The Rebellious Artworld of Gulam Mohammed Sheikh Read More »
Digvijay Nikam “Art extracts every bit of existence from you — that’s the promise of the divine.” – Raqib Shaw Among the thousands who were displaced during the political unrest of 1989 in Kashmir was the family of the artist Raqib Shaw. Born in Calcutta in 1974, Shaw spent his formative years in Kashmir where
What’s So Unique About Raqib Shaw’s Cross-Cultural Fantasy World? Read More »
Digvijay Nikam One of India’s most important art collections was put together by the Indian airline company Air India. The ‘Maharaja Collection’ as it came to be called comprises over 4000 works of art including paintings, sculptures, and sketches by stalwarts of the Indian art scene post-independence like M. F. Hussain, V. S. Gaitonde, Anjolie
Documenting Indian Women: The Introspective Paintings of B. Prabha Read More »