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Artist Balan Nambiar’s home in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Located a few lanes within Jayamahal Extension, is artist Balan Nambiar’s home studio. Sunlight sweeps in through the long windows and hits the framed glass paintings on the walls as Balan passes around freshly cut watermelon pieces to the group assembled in his living…
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….
From Yamini Mohan’s show | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT In a corner of the gallery space at Kashi Art Cafe in Fort Kochi, facing two paintings, sits a sculpture made of scrap metal, the torso of a man bent forward, as if curling inward. One can feel the weight on him, the burden could be…
The research-based retrospective One Hundred Years and Counting at the Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath (CKP), features Indian artist and Padma Vibhushan awardee, KG Subramanyan’s wide collection of works. Curated by cultural theorist Nancy Adajania, the exhibition provides an insight not only into the artist’s life, but also the context of his works and philosophies. “KG Subramanyan…
Senior artist M. Senathipathi at Cholamandal art village on Friday. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran The many worlds of Manickam Senathipathi’s artistic journey came to a profoundly moving trajectory in the last canvas he painted at the Artists Village of Cholamandal on Saturday, May 10, 2025. He called it ‘Christ’, symbolising perhaps the recent elevation…
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…
One of Bindhi Rajagopal’s works on show at the Durbar Hall Art Gallery. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Shades of mossy green, dominate artist Bindhi Rajagopal’s latest show, The Grounded Guardians: A Meditation on Mangrove Roots, on at the Durbar Hall Art Gallery. The latest show is an ode to mangroves which form a green…
Thakare Naik with his works | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement There are numerous examples of differently-abled people who have overcome limitations to make a mark in their chosen field. Their struggles persist but they continue to pursue their passion. Here is one such inspiring artist, Thakare Naik, from the Lambada tribe, who found strength in…
Hiromi Maruhashi | Photo Credit: Athira M Hiromi Maruhashi’s face lights up as we sit down to talk about Mohiniyattam. The classical dance form of Kerala has been integral to her life for over three decades now. Every year she comes down to the State to brush up on her lessons, learn new productions and…
Two photographs, a Yashica 635 camera, and the weight of grief orchestrate a symphony of jazz in the creative world of Tarun Balani, who is all set to release his fourth album Kadahin Milandaasin in May. Intended to be an empathetic epistle to the pain and longing of migrants, the seven-track album has been recorded,…
