Art & Deal

Monthly Art Magazine in India

Year: 2013

Cover Story

Cover Story

Vicky Roy: Artist and the Brand Chandan Gomes On many occasions, his work has been labelled as NGO photography. Such a definition, limits the scope of his expression, thus resulting in the artist being secondary to the brand. I strongly…

Lead Interview

Lead Interview

Let a Hundred Photo Festivals Bloom: Prashant Panjiar Priyanka Tagore PT: This time there is an open call for entry. How has the response been? PP: The response has been fantastic. Around 2400 submissions have come in from around the…

Memory

Memory

Remembering Gutlu (Prabuddha Dasgupta) K.S.Radhakrishnan In 93, when I shifted my studio to Chattarpur, he loved the space, finally happy about “the light I want!”, he would often do his own work there. He’d call me and say, “Aaj tu…

Masters

Masters

II miglior fabbro: Jyotish Chakraborty Premjish Achari Remembrance is an obeisance, it is a tribute. Each time we remember a person as images, sounds, and faint traces of smell, we pay a tribute to his/her existence. These remembrances are sometimes…

Masters

Masters

Beyond documentation: The Photographs of Jyoti Bhatt Sandhya Bordewekar This genuinely sensitive interest in folk, rural and tribal forms of public visual expression can be traced not only to the Santiniketan influence brought in by Jyotibhai’s teachers at the Faculty…

Masters

Masters

Delhi …That Was: Through the Eyes of Raghu Rai Anubhav Nath To cherish and enjoy all aspects of Delhi equally, that is, its grandeur, history, arts, culture (and shortcomings) makes one a true Delhiwallah. Raghu Rai is one such Delhiwallah….

Interview

Interview

Photography: A colonial fear Abul Kalam Azad Shanavas SN: I have seen a photograph by you titled “Defend Secularism”, done for the Sahmat campaign of Delhi – an image of a man without a head, holding a lotus in front…

Feature

Feature

A Decisive Market for Cameras Anurag Sharma The mention of the place known as ‘Chandni Chowk’ to any photography enthusiast, amateur or professional, has the potential to create a plethora of images in one’s mind. And if you want to…

Feature

Feature

Photography as Reconciliation : The Art of Chandan Gomes Johny ML Only with a shudder, Chandan could remember 16th December, 2012. After a house party at a friend’s pad, he was returning home with a female friend in a chartered…

Interview

Interview

I Went Out as an Ad Guy and Came Back as a Photographer: Rafeeq Ellias Kanchi Mehta KM: Where have you traveled? RE: Through China, Central Asia, Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Gaza, Syria, Tashkent, Moldova, Bucharest, Russia, etc. Some places I…

Education

Education

From Today Photography is Dead P. Madhavan Right from the days of daguerreotypes, Indians have constantly moved towards the popular culture, the latest trend and, in the process, we’ve distanced ourselves from a deeper understanding of the photographic process, which…

Education

Education

Tasveer: Picture Abhi Baaki Hai..Dost Franck Barthelemy In 2008, Abhishek Poddar was quoted telling the Indian Express: “Overseas, photography is now almost a parallel movement. We thought it would be interesting to explore the genre in India”. They immediately thought…

Education

Education

Gen-X Documentary Photography Dr.Deepak John Mathew Photographers who have devised strategies, performances and staging especially for the camera are mentioned in this article as they have challenged the traditional stereotype of documentary photography. Some photographers go out for a daily…

Book Review

Book Review

Surrealism Illustrated Paramjot Walia The articles, ‘Ode to My Masters’ and ‘Shining from the Sidelines’ seep into the artist’s personal life and help you understand the reflections in his works. It is interesting to see how surrealism has influenced the…

Photo Essay

Photo Essay

Gireesh GV “A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light.” – Leonardo da Vinci I have been chewing on Da Vinci’s words since camera…

Essay

Essay

The Ties that Bind Renuka Sawhney Consequently, these borders, alliances and exchanges form a shifting and complicated picture. As artist Naeem Mohaiemen writes, ‘In 1971, Kolkata’s deep empathy for millions of Bengali war refugees streaming across the border from East…

Essay

Essay

Remembrance of Things Past and Furious Sushma Sabnis For some, irrespective of them being directly affected, the twanging string of pain and loss resonates much deeper, not just as an emotional response to sudden calamity but a practical one that…

Cinema

Cinema

Ruang Talok 69: The Economy of Desire and Waste Set in the backdrop of the global recession of the late 1990s, Ruang Talok 69 centers its storyline on the life of a low-key employee in the financial sector who is…

Cinema

Cinema

Glimpses from Mati ‘s Art History Course

Review

Review

Much Ado about Nothing : Art Bangaluru 2013 Franck Barthelemy I know art is subjective and I am no one to judge what is good and what is bad. I know some buyers (note the word) acquire artworks because they…

Review

Review

Art Espresso at Gallery Espace Paramjot Walia I envy him for his passion and knowledge of coffee. He could get different shapes on those illy cups – hearts, leaves, you name it! – just by pouring the milk in a…

Review

Review

Plot(s) of Point 0 [Banglore] Franck Barthelemy occupation and the accumulation of properties that can be called speculation. Who owns? How is it owned? Why is it owned? Who knows it is owned? What does this all mean? Sreshta’s exploration…

Theatre Review

Theatre Review

The Sky Within Sushma Sabnis Human brutality scar sensitive and responsive souls. When they are artistically inclined people like Aditi Mangaldas, the illustrious Kathak danseuse, who believes there is still hope she could show a way of accepting and putting…

Theatre Review

Theatre Review

Tapestry of Images- LASKAR MAHMUD HUSSAIN Uma Nair There is no central image in his works but there is a teeming of hybrids and all kinds of characters who are somewhat reminiscent of bygone era tales and import of fantsy….

Matters of heArt

Matters of heArt

Matters of heArt with Paramjot Walia Is there anything you would have done differently during your photographic career? If given a chance, I would have loved to assist Richard Avedon, but unfortunately that is not possible now. You think photography…

Contributors

Contributors

Yasra Daud Khoker is an Architecture and Art Writer working between Jaipur and Dubai, with a special interest in Art and Architectural History, Theory and Criticism. Sandhya Bord ewekar is an Art Critic and Curator based in Baroda. Sidd hart…

Editorial

Editorial

This issue of Art and Deal focuses on photography. As a keen reader you may be wondering why we are repeating an issue on photography as we just published an issue on the same subject in July 2013. As we…

Cover Story

Cover Story

Art Education: What No One Told You Yasra Daud Khoker The philosophy and art of Shishir Bhatt forms the adumbration of the emblem of self-education. Making art for over 30 years, and having learned through self-enquiry and exploration, he believes…

Feature

Feature

Baroda’s Faculty of Fine Arts, M. S. University Sandhya Bordewekar This is perhaps the only art institution in the country offering programs leading to Diploma and PG Diploma, Bachelor’s (BVA) and Master’s Degree (MVA), and finally, Ph.Ds in full-fledged departments…

Feature

Feature

Kala Bhavana : A Living Tradition Siddharth Sivakumar It is said that a true universal man is inspired to look beyond his time and space, while being constantly motivated by ground realities and local interests. Managing the seemingly paradoxical was…

Feature

Feature

The J. J. School Of Art Brand Sushma Sabnis The Applied Art department offers the same in Illustration, Typography, Design Display, Computer Graphics and Photography. Applied art offers 100 seats each year, 95 are for the open category and 5…

Abituary

Abituary

Pran Krishan Sikand In 1973, he recommended Amitabh Bachchan to Prakash Mehra for the character of Vijay in Zanjeer. Pran’s role as Sher Khan, with his red wig, beard and Pathani style was well appreciated. Pran acted with Bachcahn in…

Essay

Essay

The Irony of Art Education and Other Politics (Art Education in Lesser Known Art Schools) H.A.Anil Kumar It was the 3G generation of students who drove those donkeys back to their owner’s place from CAVA, under the guidance of Umesh,…

International

International

Andrew Renton, Goldsmiths College: an interview Rajesh Punj A&D: When I consider ‘curating’ as a profession, I am always prone to consider several disciplines collectively, ‘critical writing’, ‘facilitator’, ‘exhibition’s organiser’, ‘administrator’, ‘artist liaison’, ‘promoter’, and ‘creator’. Are these curatorial threads…