April 20, On This Day Surrealist, Fauvist, Expressionist — this Spanish painter, sculptor and ceramicist wore many-a-hat, but his work was ever redefining tropes at every turn and politically charged through most of his life. Joan Miró was born on April 20, 1893, in Barcelona. It is written that he “was notable for his interest […]
April 16, On This Day He was born into penury on April 16, 1914, and passed away at the age of 71 in June 1985, also in relative poverty. But in between, artist Krishnaji Howlaji Ara or KH Ara, an integral member of the Progressive Artists’ Group (PAG) in Bombay, left behind a
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
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
April 11, On This Day Did you know that renowned Bengali artist Jamini Roy’s magnum opus, the ‘Ramayana’ (1946), is spread across 17 canvases (106×76 cm), characterized by decorative flowers, landscape, birds and animals typical of the Bengal School of Art, drawn with simple, bold and roundish lines initially derived from clay images? His
Jamini Roy: The celebrated modernist who brought \’India\’ to art by Indians Read More »
It has been said that artist Jitish Kallat’s oeuvre sits between ‘fluid speculation’. There is precise measurement and also conceptual conjectures. This produces a range of ‘dynamic forms’ that constitute the process of his image-making. He employs abstract, schematic, notational and representational languages, as he engages with different modes of address, seamlessly interlacing the immediate
Gallery Ark is hosting a group show, Parsec, curated by Nupur Dalmia, in Vadodara till 31st May. The exhibition features works by 19 Indian artists including Aaiushi Beniwal, Alexander Gorlizki, Messrs Prabhakar B. Bhagwat, Deepak Agasthya, Indrapramit Roy, Jyoti Bhatt, K.G. Subramanyan, Kadamboor Neeraj, Kaizad Modi, Mrugen Rathod, Nihaal Faizal, Rekha Rodwittiya, Roshan Chhabria, Sarasija
It is heart-warming to see traditional Indian art getting admired and discussed outside India. Therefore, we were thrilled when we came to know about Tradition and Transformation: Mithila Art of India, an exhibition that will run at the Benton Museum, Connecticut, US, from March 24 to July 30, 2022. Mithila art is an indigenous form
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
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The Raza Foundation recently held an exhibition of 100 young Indian artists, Yuva Sambhava, as part of the centenary celebrations of the great master, Saiyad Hyder Raza. He had a great affinity for young artists and was known to be curious and involved in their works throughout his lifetime. So, the exhibition is indeed a