Share:In his monograph on Manaku, art historian BN Goswamy reconstructs the life and art of the 18th-century Pahari painter When BN Goswamy introduced us to the complete portfolio of Nainsukh in 1997, the miniature painter from the hills of Punjab was a relatively little-known entity in the contemporary art world. Goswamy’s discerning biographical sketch not […]
Share: Portrait of Gandhi | Credit: Manu Parekh. Courtesy: Manu Parekh: Sixty Years of Selected Works, Aleph Book Company. Annapurna Garimella: What does it mean to be an artist working in his seventies? You started painting when you were sixteen and have been making art for seven decades. What does making art mean to you […]
Share: An ASEAN-India Artist’s Camp has got under way at Udaipur to mark the 25th anniversary of the ASEAN-India Dialogue. The event, which is being organised by the External Affairs Ministry in collaboration with NGO Seher, will run September 21-29 at The Ananta in Udaipur. It was launched in the national capital on Wednesday in […]
Share:The urban India we live in today is divided on the era before and after street art. Courtesy of a group of socially responsible young adults who felt like it was their duty to give back to the cities and the inhabitants a sense of creativity and imagination that had never even been up for […]
Share:GST aims at making the tax structure uniform across India but is bad for the already struggling art industry, which needs more incentives and opportunities to grow, says renowned artist Jagannath Panda. For the Odisha-born artist, who is showcasing his new series of works in a solo exhibition, titled ‘Crystal Cities’, after a seven-year hiatus, […]
Share:One of India’s most celebrated contemporary artists spoke to Lounge about his life and art, ahead of his Delhi retrospective Manu Parekh at the National Gallery. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint In a cavernous wing of the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi, a man perched on a scissor lift is maneuvering a spotlight attached to […]
Share:At Ravinder Reddy’s ongoing retrospective, the evolution of his work is clear. But everyday women exuding a casual sexuality remain a constant theme. The women stand tall and proud in Reddy’s portrayal of city life.(Nikhita Venugopal) The first thing you notice about G Ravinder Reddy’s sculptures are the eyes. Throughout his work across the decades, […]
Share:The Centre for Creative and Cultural Studies, Manipal University, will organise a national seminar and art exhibition funded by Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) on ‘Indian Art and Art History: Coastal (Karavali) Culture and Art Practices-Ideas, perspectives and challenges’ at Manipal on July 22 and 23. Addressing presspersons recently, K. Unni Krishnan, coordinator of […]
Share: Legendary strokes: Artist Sayed Haider Raza Remembering the master artist, S.H.Raza on his first death anniversary that falls on July 23 Every day after breakfast, Sayed Haider Raza would walk to his studio, close his eyes, mumble something and then begin to paint. “I thought it was a prayer,” says Ashok Vajpeyi, one of […]
