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Sovan Kumar’s painting May First at Marina Beach | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The truck is pink this time, Fluorescent, absurd, A joke rolling through the streets, On its back, Men made of stone, Green and cold, Push against the air, Their muscles taut, frozen in the eternal effort To move what will not move. …
The name Chandamama may ring a bell for those who grew up in the ‘60s and ‘70s; the children’s magazine opened up a vista of mythological tales, magical kingdoms and fantastical adventures peopled by characters everyone could relate to. With the entry of Amar Chitra Katha, Indrajal Comics, Tinkle and others, Chandamama lost the unique…
There is nothing quite as intriguingly beautiful as a Persian carpet, feels Fannan Raza. The artist and interior designer has crafted over 25 pieces of these lovely “art in carpets”, currently on display at Sublime Galleria. Apart from being strikingly eye-catching, these works of art come alive when one scans the QR code below the…
The cover of Vaadivaasal: The Arena The crowd watches with bated breath. It is a tussle between man and beast. Who will win? Pichi the boy, Kaari the fierce bull, or the zamindar who owns the animal? Clouds of mud fly up in the air as the crowd in Chellayipuram throngs the vaadivaasal (entrance to…
Akkitham Narayanan’s work on display | Photo Credit: Gowri S Akkitham Narayanan strongly believes that art cannot be translated into words, and so he shoots a friendly directive at me: “Don’t exaggerate! I have nothing to say, I am here only to show”. It is almost strange that a veteran artist, one of the pioneers…
At Journeys Within one can see artist Gurudas Shenoy’s fondest recollections unravel from the recesses of his soul — and there is the distinct feeling that the canvases aren’t enough to capture the overflow from his treasure house of memories. The artist who recently turned 60 says, “The show is called Journeys Withinbecause the works…
At Journeys Within one can see artist Gurudas Shenoy’s fondest recollections unravel from the recesses of his soul — and there is the distinct feeling that the canvases aren’t enough to capture the overflow from his treasure house of memories. The artist who recently turned 60 says, “The show is called Journeys Withinbecause the works…
Sukri Bommagowda, folk artiste | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Folk artist and Padmashri recipient Sukri Bommagowda (88), also known for anti-liquor protest, breathed her last at her residence in Badageri village of Ankola taluk in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka on February 13. A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting Tulsi Gowda and…
Through her multi-media exhibits at the ongoing show ‘Khula Aasman’ in Delhi, artist Seema Kohli reveals the ephemerality of all belonging Source link
From The Allure of Land series by Manjunath Wali | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Once upon a time, there was an emperor called Pulakeshin who ruled over a kingdom that spanned all of Karnataka and a huge swathe of Andhra Pradesh. Called the Chalukya Empire, his dynasty ushered in a golden era of civilisation, art…
