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Art Trends to Watch in 2025: Emerging Art, Contemporary Practices, Market Shifts, and the Future of Art

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Emerging Art Trends As 2025 approaches, the art world looks forward to a year of innovation, introspection, and transformation. It is an exciting time to be an art lover with new mediums, ideas, and socio-political narratives building awareness for artists, collectors, curators, and audiences everywhere. This article covers the prominent art market trends for 2025, featuring new practices, […]

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Spotlighting 8 Emerging Indian Artists Who are Making a Mark

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Who Are the Trending Young Artists of India? Recent creative practice within India, however, is seeing a slew of young artists, educated under a slew of institutions, often outside of the theatre, coming to works which exist outside of these constraints. These artists are carving a niche for themselves, both in India and across the globe, with

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Anish Kapoor: The Ingenuity of Materials, Form and Structure And Impressions of Indian Culture

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Who is Artist Anish Kapoor? British and Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor is well-known for his extensive pieces that frequently delve into ideas of perception, space, and the sublime. Born in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, on March 12, 1954, Kapoor relocated to London in the early 1970s to pursue her studies in art before rising to

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Legacy of Raja Ravi Varma Paintings in Contemporary Culture

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Sita Bhum Pravesh

Raja Ravi Varma’s Paintings Raja Ravi Varma has been the most celebrated artist in India for the last two centuries. Ravi Varma creates or fulfils the people’s imagination concerning their God and Goddess. The story of the Raja Ravi Varma paintings is a mesmerising episode of Indian art history and at the same time, it

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Success Stories of Abir’s Artists

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Introduction Abir India has established itself as an important platform for upcoming Indian artists, providing them with a special opportunity over the world to showcase their talent and propel their artistic careers. The transformative impact of the annual First Take competition has launched an array of acts to recognition, both national and international. Here are encouraging success stories

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Abir Space vs Top Platforms to Sell Original Art in India: What Sets It Apart

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Introduction India has seen a boom in platforms that sell original art, which give new and veteran artists new ways to express themselves. Among them, Abir Space stands out as a beacon, providing not merely a marketplace, but a nurturing environment for burgeoning artists. Here, we explore the best platforms for selling original art in India, with

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Transferring Nature into Art 

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Artworks Hanging inside a tea stall

A New Exhibition is Making Rounds The Earth My Home is an exhibition that highlights eco-dyeing, with Shibori techniques and wild art all created with self-made natural pigments and brushes. A part of the sale proceeds from this show is being donated to the Himalayan Rilung Foundation by the participant artists to support its work

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Ajit Kumar Das’ Natural Dyes Enchant in Emami Art’s Upcoming Show

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Songs of Nature II (2023), Handpainted natural colours on cotton, (17.5x23 in)

Ajit Kumar Das’ Newest Solo Emami Art will host Ajit Kumar Das; India’s foremost natural dye artist and his never-seen-before brilliant hand-painted natural dye fabric works. The exhibition, titled ‘The Bird that Sings Within’ will begin on January 10, 2025, and will be on view till February 28, 2025. Artworks in The Bird that Sings

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