Art & Deal

Monthly Art Magazine in India

Day: February 28, 2013

Cover Story

Cover Story

Folk & Tribal Expressions: H.A.Anil Kumar Benchmark to the challenges in Modernist Perceptions Folk and Tribal Art (FTA) is a term evoked by the impact of Museumisation, which is in turn by and large a colonial habit. When did those…

Cover Story

Cover Story

WHAT MAKES CONTEMPORARY? : Lina Vincent Sunish The term ‘contemporary art’ should not be the sole domain of urban fine artists, but to be shared with, and extended to all the artists who are producing thoughtful art in the current…

Essay

Essay

9/11- A Two Dimensio nal Picture Representation of contemporaneity and art of myth-making in folk art : Bipin Balachandran“Either you are with us, or against us”- was the catchphrase of America’s so called war against terrorism after the 9/11 incident….

Essay

Essay

Individual and the “Other” : Rajarshi Sengupta The never-ending argument about the role of “Individual” and “Collective” in making an object of art charts into a new direction with the intersection of craft practice with the urban forms. Some of…

Feature

Feature

FOLK AND TRADITIONAL ART OF ASSAM : Dr. Meghali Goswami If art becomes a specialized vocation, the urge to deny tradition in viewing art as a totality becomes strong and often leads to a narrow-minded representation of life in a…

International

International

“I am very nostalgic,” Chavan says. “I love the simplicity of old school living, old school life — I’m holding on to this in the face of the speed of modern Mumbai.” – Little Shilpa Rajesh Punj : Where does…

History

History

Seema Bhalla: Folk Art, for long having been rejected as Primitive Art, is an expression of complex multilevel understanding, not necessarily with any reasoning. It is an inheritance that predates the nomadic society. Though rendered in simplistic manner, the concerns…

History

History

Samit Roy:SARA PAINTINGS Of Barak Valley The circular disc made with clay painted with figures or motifs are popularly known as Saras. These are used in rural Barak Valley in connection with Pujas and sometimes connected with Vratas. The representation…