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Contemporary Artists from Assam Navigate Tradition and Modernity

Mrinal Das is from Guwahati, Assam. He recently completed his BFA in Painting from the Government College of Art and Crafts, Guwahati, Assam. He is currently based in Delhi, where he is pursuing an M.A. in Visual Art at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University. Though he now lives in Delhi, his artistic practice remains deeply […]

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Cities, Soil and Memory: Mapping Urban Landscapes and Climatic Realities in Contemporary Art

Vimal Ambalya Vimal Ambalya’s work draws deeply from architectural forms, structures, spaces, engineering drawings, and maps. His practice focuses on the intersection of contemporary urban spaces such as rapidly developing areas and under-construction buildings, with the enduring presence of historical and modern architecture within the cityscape. Rooted in inspiration from his hometown, Vadodara. A city

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Forging Legacies: Two Artists, One Contemporary Vision

Hemalatha Senathipathi: Contemporary Lineage of Cholamandal’s Legacy Born 1969, Hemalatha Senathipathi is Chennai based sculptor and painter. Her genes are artistically coded, being the chip of the old block, the daughter of nationally acclaimed eminent artist M. Senathipathi of the erstwhile Madras Art Movement. An artistic career spanning over three decades, she has dedicatedly worked

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Inside the Wild Mind of Ranjit Balmuchu: Landscapes, Layers, & Lament

Ranjit Balmuchu. Landscape. Acrylic on canvas board, 20x16 in.

Meet Our Artist of the Week – Ranjit Balmuchu Ranjit Balmuchu is our Artist of the Week. He is an illustrator, comic artist, animator, and creative designer whose prospect lies in abstract landscape art. Balmuchu studied at the School of Architecture at CEPT University, Ahmedabad. Ranjit Balmuchu’s Art Style Ranjit Balmuchu’s art style chronicles the

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Gunasekar Jeyapal’s Sculptures Report on the Government’s Inadequacies

Gunasekar Jeyapal. Life In The City II (2020). Bronze and Wood, 36x15x12 in.

Meet Artist of the Week – Gunasekar Jeyapal Gunasekar Jeyapal (b. 10th May 1985) is our Artist of the Week. The 39-year-old artist completed his BFA (2009-2013) and MFA (2014-2016) in sculpture from the Government College of Fine Arts, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. Gunasekar Jeyapal’s Early Life and Career Jeyapal was born and raised in the

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Satyendra Kumar’s Forms Enliven the Remenants of Banaras

Reflection of Banaras, Bronze, (11x10x8 in)

Meet Satyendra Kumar Satyendra Kumar is an artist from Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. Despite hailing from a backward family, with no educational environment, he cultivated a passion for art. After graduating 12th grade, he enrolled in the Fine Arts Department of Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He developed the nuances of sculpting simultaneously completing his BFA, MFA

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Naina Somani’s Artwork Is a Message of Humanity and Peace

Enclosure beneath the Marine Foliage (2021), Woodcut, (22x32 in)

MEET Naina Somani!! Naina Somani is our Artist of the Week. She is a freelance artist, Printmaker and Research Scholar based in Udaipur, Rajasthan. She has a knack for creative visualization. She completed her Bachelor’s in English (Hons.) & Visual Arts in 2018. Soon she found herself in Masters in Visual Arts at Mohanlal Sukhadia

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