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K. Nagamalai, an artist, sketching portraits at Pondy Bazaar | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj Strings of green, golden yellow, and tart red lights dangle from the trees of Pondy Bazaar in Chennai. A handful of artists sit beneath their glow, with their heads bent down and eyes fixed not on the swarming crowd, but…
A painting by Dhanya Das | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement At a time when seniors take on career paths post-retirement, and youngsters don multiple hats, this exhibition proves that there is more to life than just a desk job. A group of nine self-taught artists have come together to curate Masterstroke Figurative, which features their …
The retrospective of the 50 years of artist Sudhir Patwardhan’s works, Cities: Built, Broken – 50 Years of Picturing Life in the City is a journey through the artist’s oeuvre, of finding himself from his 20s, when he was starting out, to the present when, as septuagenarian, he has made a space for himself at…
Watch | M.A. Baby calls for Bharat Ratna for Umayalpuram Sivaraman and Indian percussionists | Video Credit: The Hindu CPI(M) General Secretary M.A. Baby, a connoisseur of Carnatic music, made a strong case for awarding the Bharat Ratna to percussionists in India, stating that percussion music had reached “Himalayan heights” in the country. CPI(M) general…
Sajeesh Pallikkara’s surreal works push the boundaries of imagination Sajeesh Pallikkara’s works are not for the casual viewer. The paintings, large mosaics of seemingly disconnected images, demand your undivided attention. Both in charcoal and colour, the paintings are extraordinarily detailed. Sajeesh finds it difficult to put a finger on his creative process. “It is a…
As one steps into the white-walled, high-ceilinged hall on the first floor of the Durbar Hall Art Centre, the Last Supper I at the far end screams ‘look at me’ and ‘keep looking at me.’ It is very hard to take one’s eyes off the six-feet-by-eight-feet oil on canvas painting. The show features the artist’s…
Late last year, Amitava Das held a solo show in New Delhi, In Another Time That Is Now, featuring a wide range of works spanning his career — from early pieces dating back to the 1960s to more recent works created in 2015. The show was held in collaboration with Shrine Empire Gallery and Art Exposure…
Syed Asif Ali’s water colour painting. INTACH Mangaluru will organise an exhibition of paintings by Karnataka Lalithakala Academy award-winning artists at Kodialguthu Centre for Art and Culture, Ballalbagh, from May 5 to May 14. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The Mangaluru chapter of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), in association with…
A painting by VS Gaitonde | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT This weekend, for three days (from May 3 to May 4), Kochi will get to experience artworks by some of India’s compelling voices across time and tradition at Raja Varma Hall, Taj Malabar. The works of artists such as VS Gaitonde, B Prabha, Manu Parekh,…
Art workshop for children and young adults If you are seeking artistic activities for children this summer, here’s some news. Hyderabad-based M Eshwariah Art Gallery will be conducting the third edition of Bala Kala Vikas, featuring an exhibition and a workshop focusing on various art techniques for children and young adults aged between 6 and…
