A close look of the sculptural brooch, Genesis | Photo Credit: special arrangement A globe in gold that carries the world within itself â crowded, textured and fascinating to the naked eye, replete with spokes , snaking bulbous heads, and hollow circles that jut out, intricate and demanding of a second, closer look. This fascinating…
Silence Please exhibition at India Habitat Centre, Delhi | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Annual visits to his nanihaal (maternal home) in Allahabad (now Prayagraj) during his childhood gave Viveek Sharma an early peek into the lives of ascetics and helped him to fathom the quintessential spiritual lives. âI would accompany my grandfather to the congregation…
Jithin Vijayan | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For Srila Chatterjee, the founder and curator of Baro Market, an online store that curates works of artists, craftspeople and designers, art pervades every aspect of life and speaks to everyone. Srilaâs view of art therefore is rather democratic. âIt is not the purview of just a few…
Culture, love, laughter and gossip I (2023); woodcut print and nakshi kantha on cotton saris | Photo Credit: Courtesy Jayeeta Chatterjee and Chemould CoLab âItâs a very Bengali thing!â laughs Jayeeta Chatterjee, 29, talking about her artistic bent of mind. âAs a young child in a Bengali household, you need to either learn dancing, singing…
Aarti Gupta Bhadauria and her pieces at Rhythm of Emotion | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When Vincent Van Gogh said little emotions were the great captains of our lives and that we obey them without knowing it, he summed up mankind in a nutshell. There is no denying we are subject to different emotions all…
A view of the show at Lalit Kala Akademi | Photo Credit: special arrangement Today, the Lalit Kala Akademi gallery is red. Many gradient shades of the colour hang heavy on the 90-odd canvases that fill the space: crimsons and reds that are sometimes sharply broken by a deviant, rogue black or grey. But they…
DJ Yogii | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement DJ Yogii (Yogesh Choudhry), who was part of the first season of Royal Stag Boombox, will be returning for Season 3. The Delhi-based artiste expressed his excitement about rejoining the platform, sharing, âI couldnât be a part of Season 1 because of my health issues. Thankfully, all that…
Work displayed at the gallery | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Metaphysical art lies at the heart of artist AM Muraliâs new exhibition, Between Realms, at Gallery Space in Hyderabad. The artist embarks on a âsubconscious walkâ through a metaphysical space, creating surreal landscapes that feel familiar yet are not real and do not depict any…
It is highly possible the last time one heard the word âmicaâ was in school and in connection to a no-longer-remembered chapter on the earthâs minerals. The Forgotten Souvenir, an exhibition that is currently underway at the Museum of Art and Photography, will not only stir up memories of geography lessons, but also an important…
Dimpy Menon at her show âDream Whispersâ in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K. There is something frantic about twilight anywhere in the world. Everything is in a state of flux. The sun. The moon. The tide and skies. Light and shadows. Roads and streetlights. Movement reigns. As always Lavelle Road in Bengaluru is…
