KNMA at 15: a museum in motion

[ad_1] Weeks before she set a new record for Indian art by buying a lost M.F. Husain painting called Gram Yatra in a Christie’s sale for ₹119 crore, Kiran Nadar was sitting in the conference room of her museum’s Saket outpost, musing about how her art collecting style had grown. “When I’m collecting an artist, I try […]

Jenjum Gadi’s pichwai moment | When fashion designers look to art

[ad_1] Last September, fashion designer Jenjum Gadi briefly stepped away from clothes. He dipped into an alternate creative outlet, instead — that of sculpture. He took inspiration from his mother’s garden back home in Arunachal Pradesh for Apase, an exhibition featuring brass fruits and vegetables. With its resounding success, Gadi secured a space for himself […]

Raghurajpur: Odisha’s living heritage village where art tells a timeless story

[ad_1] At Raghurajpur, art flows like a river through time. Situated in Odisha’s Puri district, this heritage village is a living testament to creativity. Narrow, winding lanes are lined with homes that double as workshops, their verandahs adorned with intricate Pattachitra scrolls, delicate palm-leaf engravings, and vibrant wooden toys. Seated on low stools, men and […]

From millets to masterpieces: Visakhapatnam artist Moka Vijay Kumar bags international recognition

[ad_1] Artist Moka Vijay Kumar working on millet art works in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Visakhapatnam-based artist Moka Vijay Kumar, who makes art works with millets, has gained international recognition by securing a place in the America Book of Records as the first artist in the realm of millets. His achievement was recognized […]

Artist Akkitham Narayanan’s world of geometric abstraction is on display in Chennai

[ad_1] Akkitham Narayanan’s work on display | Photo Credit: Gowri S Akkitham Narayanan strongly believes that art cannot be translated into words, and so he shoots a friendly directive at me: “Don’t exaggerate! I have nothing to say, I am here only to show”. It is almost strange that a veteran artist, one of the […]

Bukhara exhibition brings Central Asian suzani and ikat textiles to Chennai

[ad_1] Bukhara at the National Crafts Museum, Delhi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Step back in time to the 19th Century, where the hues and patterns of Central Asian textiles flourished along the Silk Route, beside spices, precious metals, glassware, horses, and cultural ideas. Bukhara, a city along the route, was at the heart of […]

How the Ramayana has served as a cultural and diplomatic bridge among Southeast Asian countries

[ad_1] Phad artist Prakash Joshi. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries and India share common cultural and civilisational linkages that go back a very long time. A lot of similarities can be found in their literature, architecture and religious texts as well as folk practices. The Ramayana is an epic that has been […]

ABC 6.0: Building a sense of camaraderie through art

[ad_1] The coming week will see the Art Bengaluru Collective will hold the sixth edition of their multi-art show this weekend [ad_2] Source link

Vaanam Art Festival to kick off Dalit History Month with a celebration of Dalit aesthetic through films, literature and art

[ad_1] Years ago during a trip to the US, filmmaker Pa. Ranjith visited the The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and was stunned. Under one roof, the museum captured not just the racial injustice, but also documented and celebrated the culture, lifestyle, and journey of this population through centuries. Inspired, the […]

Whitefield Art Collective showcases the future with eighth edition

[ad_1] The eighth edition of the Whitefield Art Collective will begin this weekend at VR Bengaluru, Whitefield Main Road. This year, the month-long event themed ‘Future is Now,’ will feature over a 100 installations as well as exhibitions, collaborations and more. According to Sumi Gupta, curator of the Whitefield Art Collective (WAC), the future is […]