NASREEN MOHAMEDI – A LIFE IN SO(U)LITUDE
Nasreen Mohamedi “one creates dimensions out of solitude.” -NASREEN MOHAMEDI’S DIARY ENTRY, SEPT, 1968 Her work is wise, it is on being.
Tayeba, The Queen of Dissent
Tayeba Begum Lipi is stitching during the COVID-19 crisis. It is something she has never done before. She is embroidering breath –
Jacob Jebaraj, An Artist’s Nature
Jacob Jebaraj believes in nature like a monk believes in meditation. His art becomes a medium to indulge in that love affair.
Jignesh Panchal draws a unique vernacular
Jignesh dropped out of school while studying for his diploma in painting. Looking at his art today, it is hard to believe that trajectory in his life as the artist has ensured that his education continued and his art matured.
Irfan Hasan – Painting large from a single squirrel tail brush
The art of Irfan Hasan is deceptively complex mainly because he mixes the classical with the contemporary with seemingly unnerving ease.
Vinu VV – A Very Very big ‘Ocha’
As an artist, Vinu VV shows so much potential with his installation. It has the finesse of a masterful showman. The strategically placed pillars, the spotlit men in a full embrace, the olan man with the foil takeAway container.
Durgabai and Subhash Vyam ki Dus Motin Kanya and Jal Devata Kochi mein
It is a delight to see Gond art at the Kochi Biennale. Anita Dube’s motivation to make her Biennale more inclusive gives a much-needed platform for tribal art in India.
Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018 – First Impressions
A society of the spectacle – that line stands out as one reads the curatorial note. There is a poetic anguish in her words.
Vivan Sundaram – More Than His Legacy
The Vivan Sundaram Retrospective At KNMA Vivan Sundaram has been leading the charge in ensuring his aunt Amrita Sher-Gil gets her rightful place in history as the country’s foremost artist and the one who revolutionised modern Indian art.
A Walk into A. Bala’s Liquid Lake Mountain
Taking up the brush for the first time in over two decades, Alwar Balasubramaniam’s Liquid Lake Mountain expands the classic definition of “fine art”
