Bhil artist Lado Bhai at work | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Ojas Art gallery in Mehrauli is anchored around a banyan tree associated with many renowned folklores and quite aptly mounts the artworks of contemporary indigenous artists. Currently, the artist featured is 61-year-old Lado Bai, a member of the Bhil tribe, whose exhibition ‘Paper […]
(From left) Srivatsan Sankaran, Swetha Kulkarni, Dinesh RP, and Haseena S | Photo Credit: Pramod Mani The recently concluded photo and art exhibition, Anaivarum – Echoes of Heritage: A Celebration of Past & Inclusivity by Madras Photo Bloggers, and jointly organised by the British Council, Nam Veedu Nam Oor Nam Kadhai, and the Madras Literary Society, […]
In a playful mix of Gond art and folk surrealism, Sandeep Dhurve’s pelican — its delicate feathers made from fish — opens its exaggerated throat pouch to swallow a large fish and an elephant. White Pelicon was one of the artworks on display at Mentoring Magic, a recent exhibition at Gallery 47-A in Mumbai’s Khotachi Wadi. […]
Artworks on display at Past Forward exhibition at India Habitat Centre in Delhi | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT “We live in the age of AI where time is racing rapidly and art is the only constant thing, says Vishal Goyal, art curator and promoter. He has put together Past Forward, an exhibition that reminds viewers […]
Portraits on display at the ongoing exhibition Unedited, Like An Afternoon Dream at Vadehra Art Gallery | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The ongoing exhibition ‘Unedited, Like An Afternoon Dream’, at Vadehra Art Gallery, brings together the finest names in contemporary and modern art. While abstraction has its own amorphous aura in the world of Sachin George […]
Everyone is Good at Something | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Everyone is Good at Something, first launched as an online exhibition of photographs that portrayed the real stories of people living with disability, now comes to readers in the form of a book. The exhibition has been converted into a photo-book published by India Inclusion […]
Kites by Yusuf Arakkal; Underworld Belly Button by Avinash Veeraraghavan | Photo Credit: Gallery G/Special Arrangement Hyderabad will witness a showcase of artworks by some of India’s celebrated artists this weekend. On The Go, a travelling exhibition curated by Bengaluru’s Gallery G, will be on view from July 11 to 13 at Taj Krishna, Hyderabad. […]
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 […]
