Share: (L-R) Dancer Kathak, 1973; Jigsaw. Shiavax Chavda’s retrospective show, which begins this week at Mumbai’s Jehangir Art Gallery, features some of his best-known paintings, sketches and drawings, many of which carry the motif of Indian classical dance forms, writes Bhumika Popli. What excites me is pure painting: line, pattern, colour and […]
Share:Bahraini artists Jamal Abdulrahim, Ayman Jaafar, Seema Baqi and Mayasa Al Sowaidi share their metaphors with Suman Doonga An airline window opens to the tactile fluidity of nature abstracts, the fire and ice elements almost merging into each other. A series of doors is waiting to be opened. Metaphorically, they were Bahraini artists’ attempts to […]
Share: Copyrighted image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York NEW YORK – The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced that the Reliance Foundation, the Indian philanthropic organization founded by Nita and Mukesh Ambani, has promised a generous gift to support exhibitions that explore and celebrate the arts of India. “This is […]
Share:Photography arrived early in India. The first recorded photographs of the subcontinent were taken in the 1840s, and the authorities of the British Empire appointed a string of official photographers to record the architecture and people of the subcontinent. Over the following decades, Indian photographers such as Lala Deendayal turned the tables, recording their fellow countrymen […]
Share:After successful runs in Delhi, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru, the street art festival is coming back to the Maximum City. St+art India has been adding colour and creativity to the mostly barren walls of cities across the country. Contemporary art has undergone a perceptional makeover over the years—courtesy a group of socially responsible youth who felt the need […]
Share:Asian folk art has long fascinated the West, which is drawn to its intricate tales, myths and traditions. But the value of the artworks are lost on most Indians. 18th – 20th century porcelain, including pieces from the Dhillon collection. Saffronart, Asian Art, 9 – 10 August 2017. Photo: Saffronart In late summer, saffronart.com, an […]
Share: New Delhi: Art Bahrain Across Borders, (ArtBAB), the Kingdom of Bahrain’s premier contemporary art fair and curated artists program under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of the King of Bahrain, is all set to debut in India with its artist programs to be held in New Delhi […]
Share:Terminal, the work of acclaimed artist Subodh Gupta, recalls an urban cityscape The tall, spindly golden spires at many Eastern temples, mosques and churches are being replicated in the pavilion of the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in Washington D.C. Nearly 50 spires of various heights—from one to 13 feet—are connected by a maze of thread in […]
Share:While the art market is on the road to self-correction, 2017, which has seen 22 auctions by 15 auction houses, has been particularly weak in terms of market performance of Indian contemporary art There’s an interesting fact related to artist Bharti Kher which reflects the recent decline in investor interest in contemporary Indian art. Known […]
