Culture on a canvas
Singaporean Mimi Pang’s art celebrates cultures and cities Source link
Amitabh Sengupta finds his driving force in lines, strokes and the written word
Swathes of green and a peculiar script beckon you at Shared Echoes, and the longer you gaze on those fonts, the more certain you are of having seen them before. Familiar, and yet new, the raw and primal hand seems to be a cross between hieroglyphics, calligraphy and runes off an ancient manuscript. Shared Echoes, […]
How Bengaluru houses beauty – The Hindu
April 15, the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci was chosen as World Art Day in 2012, by the International Association of Art to honour creativity. Perhaps best known for his paintings, Da Vinci was a polymath — prolific as an architect, engineer, theorist and scientist. A look at art galleries in Bengaluru that house permanent collections: […]
Artist Amrish Malvankar and the constant state of becoming
Amrish Malvankar and his works | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Being part of an international event always brings a sense of validation, no matter how nonchalant or jaded one may profess to be. For Bengaluru-based artist Amrish Malvankar, who exhibited his works for the second time at the recently concluded World Art Fair in Dubai, […]
Phaneendra Nath Chaturvedi and a Metamorphosis in Banaras
Change is inevitable, and more often than not, unpredictable and unconforming. It is the only thing that can challenge the status quo, and enable transformation. In his latest exhibit titled Metamorphosis, Phaneendra Nath Chaturvedi, 44, holds on to this idea of change and celebrates it through 59 pieces of carefully composed artworks. “For the last […]
Sublime Galleria Bengaluru hosts acrylic artist Badrunissa Irfan’s latest art collection Whimsical Worlds
A painting by artist Badrunissa Irfan Whimsical Worlds, Badrunnisa Irfan’s latest series of paintings, is currently on display in the city. The collection of about 31 acrylic works of art include depictions of enchanted woods, wildlife, and landscapes. Speaking about her journey as a self-taught artist, Badrunnisa says, “I used to only draw roses at […]
This Chennai art show explores trade narratives of the Coromandel Coast
The artists at work | Photo Credit: special arrangement Echoes of the Coromandel, an art show currently exhibited at DakshinaChitra Museum, Chennai, takes viewers on a voyage along the south-eastern coast of India, previously a thriving maritime connection to Southeast Asia. Developed by a team of ten interns working through the museum’s year-long Dak Chola […]
Gallery G’s travelling art show brings to Kochi rare works by artists such as VS Gaitonde, Manu Parekh, Ganapati Hegde among others
A painting by VS Gaitonde | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT This weekend, for three days (from May 3 to May 4), Kochi will get to experience artworks by some of India’s compelling voices across time and tradition at Raja Varma Hall, Taj Malabar. The works of artists such as VS Gaitonde, B Prabha, Manu Parekh, […]
In Hyderabad, art workshops to spotlight on master artists all this month
Art workshop for children and young adults If you are seeking artistic activities for children this summer, here’s some news. Hyderabad-based M Eshwariah Art Gallery will be conducting the third edition of Bala Kala Vikas, featuring an exhibition and a workshop focusing on various art techniques for children and young adults aged between 6 and […]
At the Kalakrida showcase, students from underserved communities showcase their learnings of different art forms
The students from the summer camp | Photo Credit: Special arrangement The AHUM (Art Heart U & Mind) Trust, in collaboration with the Satya Foundation, Jakkur will present a performance of their annual art intensive summer programme, Kalakrida, which loops in children from under-served communities. Almost a hundred students were taught different art forms such […]
