From the coastal villages of Karnataka to international borders, the traditional dance-drama art form Yakshagana, has traversed and evolved over the decades, with changes in its elaborate costumes, headgear, stage structure and even the themes of its performances. Mainly practiced in Udupi, Shivamogga and Chikkamagalurur in Karnataka, and Kasargod in Kerala, Yakshagana combines dance, music, and […]
In the Immersive Room at The Real Van Gogh Immersive Experience | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement While there “ain’t nothing like the real thing”, it pays to check out what comes the closest. Whether one is an ardent art-lover or amateur, rich or famous, it would be next to impossible to catch all of Van […]
Sajeesh Pallikkara’s surreal works push the boundaries of imagination Sajeesh Pallikkara’s works are not for the casual viewer. The paintings, large mosaics of seemingly disconnected images, demand your undivided attention. Both in charcoal and colour, the paintings are extraordinarily detailed. Sajeesh finds it difficult to put a finger on his creative process. “It is a […]
In a world obsessed with perfection, airbrushed images, and filtered realities, a black-and-white portrait exhibition at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) quietly but powerfully disrupts the noise. Every Smile Belongs is a compelling collaboration between Smile Train India, the world’s largest cleft-focused charity organisation, and photographer Komal Bedi Sohal, who has come up […]
When a deeply loved and admired artist passes away, it is the city left behind and the vast pastiche of friendships made and sustained in it, that offer the best possible summation of a working life in the arts. When that artist is poet, playwright and painter Gieve Patel (1940-2023) and the city as capacious […]
I have visited Italian painter Caravaggio in many cities — London, Florence, Rome, Venice, Paris. Now here he is, returning the visits, a guest in my hometown Bengaluru, where Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy is on display at the National Gallery of Modern Art. Caravaggio had carried the painting with him while escaping to Naples after […]
From A Tryst With Nature by artist Bharati Sagar | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement As much as she loves working with new media, Bengaluru-based artist, Bharati Sagar, is happy to return to her water colours, dry pastels, charcoal and oil to capture her heart’s delight — Nature and people. Her latest solo show, A Tryst […]
Sushma Thota with an artwork by Thota Vaikuntam | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement An art exhibition showcasing the works of acclaimed artists such as Thota Vaikuntam, Jogen Chowdary, Shakti Burman, Laxman Aelay and Ramesh Gorjala, is on view in Hyderabad. The showcase is a part of Paropakar 2025: Art for Education, a fund-raising initiative by […]
Self-portrait with bandaged ear, 1889 painting by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) obtained on June 30, 2021. Courtesy of The Courtauld/Handout via REUTERS | Photo Credit: The Courtauld Even the most art-impaired among us have marvelled at those stars swirling in a blue, blue sky or that splendid clatch of sunflowers. That is how impactful the […]
Once upon a time, there was a maharajah who flew around on his private jet, sharing glimpses of India with people all over the world. And whenever he returned to his country, he would come laden with tales of the many wonders he had seen during his travels. The Maharajah (for that was his name […]
