The Binary Art
Mustafa Khanbhai engages with the nature of history and memory. History is alive, in a constant flurry, in conflict with its own existence.
The Artsmith Of Words
Youdhisthir Maharjan focuses on text as form to contour his art. The strength of words, the conscience of a story or the depth of a book, all hold powers beyond our understanding.
This Land Is Our Land, This Land Is Their Land.
Ranjeeta Kumari’s artistic interventions from the invisible fringes of indian society. She is an artist to watch out for. Ranjeeta comes from a small village in Bihar called Mokama.
The Keeper Of Amnesiac Memories
Krupa Makhija sifts through memories of conflict to document her history. The search for peace has led us to a graveyard wherein lie buried deep the feathers of white pigeons The part of land I had grown on and thrived centuries ago, has been usurped by the Devils for building their idgahs and goshalas The protectors of the forests uprooted the banyan tree and planted its limbs in the flower pots.
Muzummil Ruheel, Decoding The Narrator’s Art
Muzzumil Ruheel is a Pakistani artist who speaks vividly through his art about his home, culture, politics and identity. Political art is, in its DNA, courageous art, which questions power and the strictly-dictated ideologies of the few over the many.
Mu Boyan, Fatty
Mu Boyan is a master sculptor. In his hands, material melts to life. He dresses them with human skin, blushing cheeks and moulds of oxen fat.
Through The Cartographer’s Eye
Pala Pothupitiye’s artistic energies tend to explore a number of interpretations on identity within a discourse of ancestry, tradition, authenticity, urbanity, Geo-politics and dynamics of contemporary art practices.
Mindful of art – Kumaresan Selvaraj
His work is ironic, witty, perhaps one can even connect satirical dots, but it begins with a simple linearity of thought – of the ideas and emotions he ponders over.
The Black Dimension by Subhakar Tadi
In the age-old traditions of print, black is what the colours of the world simmer down to. For printmakers, the etched outlines, the subtlety of the medium, lends itself to a deeper exploration of textures and experimentations.
Benitha Perciyal, Naan Oru Penn, Yen Yennam Aayiram
AN ARTIST WHO HOLDS THE VIEWERS GAZE AND MEMORY HOLDS UNIMAGINABLE POWERS. BENITHA’S GROWING OEUVRE IS EXCITING FOR THOSE VERY REASONS.
