Aksharscape | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT In his solo exhibition Aksharscape, artist Nikheel Aphale reflects on his personal experiences through calligraphy as a form of expression. The unusual forms on his canvases are wrapped in nostalgia and encompasses all that he strongly feels about. “Usually calligraphy is considered ancient. But in my art, I have […]
The fragility of paper, the endurance of a word, and the versatility of both. Bengaluru-based artist Ravikumar Kashi brings all of that together and then some, in his exhibition We Don’t End At Our Edges. Currently on display at the Museum of Art and Photography, the exhibits are unlike any you may have encountered before. […]
The collection, on display at the exhibition, takes you back in time | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement During the Indo-British textile trade, between the late 19th and mid-20th centuries, a few unique textile labels emerged. They were were known as tikats, tikas or chaaps. They were not simple tags attached to fabric, they carried imaginative […]
Photo by Vicky Roy at Delhi exhibition Bachpan | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT What does it mean to grow up with nothing and still find joy? Vadehra Art Gallery invites viewers to ponder over it through a photo series titled Bachpan (childhood) by Vicky Roy. The photographs, filled with laughter, are a fleeting magic of […]
Paresh Maity at work | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Last week, the world got to witness, once again, the celebrated artist Paresh Maity’s dedication to the craft he has made his. He made his Cannes Film Festival debut at the age of 60 with the watercolour ‘Himalayas to the Indian Ocean’, which was unveiled on […]
A student paints the wall of a house at the tribal settlement in Perumpara in Malakkappara as part of an art camp | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement At a tribal settlement in Perumpara Colony in Malakkappara, a hilly region on the Kerala-Tamil border, a few children sit down to paint. They have just got a fresh […]
When the artworks of three generations of a family come together, it is more than a showcase of artistic talent. It is a heart-warming event tinged with emotion, memories and love. Sethubandhanam, an exhibition at the Durbar Hall Art Gallery, chronicles a family’s journey in art. A tribute to the late artist, writer and illustrator […]
At 91, Jyoti Bhatt still works from his Baroda studio, engrossed in painting, analogue photography and printmaking. The studio is quiet but alive, filled with etched plates, photographic prints, and the gentle persistence of a lifelong practice. For over a month, Through the Line and the Lens, a landmark retrospective curated by contemporary artist and […]
A picture of zen. This is how most remember the late Malaysian artist Sivam Selvaratnam, a pioneering female voice in the still-growing melting pot that is post-Independence Malayan art. The ‘zen’ was not just limited to her personality — her canvases spoke of a quiet confidence. Deeply meditative at times, and unpredictable at others, the […]
Suneet Chopra: The Critic & His Art at the IGNCA Suneet Chopra was a kind man. The late art critic and senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) was always accessible and warm, and at any art opening, he would give young, upcoming artists the same attention as a Jatin Das or Jogen […]
