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& SNIPPETS Gerald Wilde : From the Abyss 27 November 2015 – 30 January 2016 October Gallery presents From the Abyss, an exhibition of Gerald Wilde’s paintings comprising his early wartime works of the 1940s to his re-emergence in the…
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A Satirical demand for time-bound Graffiti and Street Art: Art on Public Walls and Streets in Bengaluru H.A. Anil Kumar To represent what one wants to but doesn’t wish to be identified as its author, due to the pleasure inherent…
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Street Art- A perceptible trend to rekindle social cognizance Apurva Sinha “I have always paid a great deal of attention to what happens on walls. When I was young I often even copied graffiti”- Pablo Picasso Wide walls, artistic valour,…
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Paris: Beauty of Graffiti – ART & DEAL CORRESPONDENT History shows that the street art flourished in the 1980s. Two pioneers are at work: Blek le Rat, stencil painter who was inspired by a cartoon character, Blekle Rock, and Jérôme…
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Establishing The Public Space as a Canvas Aastha Duggal Today’s Indian street art takes on the same mission with its inclination towards social commentary. From matters of civic welfare to implications of political conditions, street artists choose to address various…
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At the heart of the 56th Biennale di Venezia is a consideration of the state of things Art & Deal International Correspondent Okwui Enwezor, director of the Biennale and curator of the international exhibition, organized a show that pushes his…
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Sunset at Shanti Niketan-Jehangir Art Gallery : Sanjay Bhattacharya Uma Nair Imagine standing before canvasses that are bathed in golden, warm sunlight with the setting sun burning in its coppery sheen like Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s narrative in The Ancient Mariner.12…
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Vaishnava Moorings-A speculative thought rendered through the sculptures of Udayagiri Hills, Vidisa, Madhya Pradesh Apurva Sinha The ancient city of Vidisa (Vaishyanagar) or ‘Vedisgiri’’, popular for many aeons is credited for the nascence of Vaishnava edifices. Located at the confluence…
EDITORIAL
We all know of the legendary fi lm maker Satyajit Ray for his iconic and visionary eye for fi lmography, but few know of his fi nesse with the pencil and the brush. An ode to the lesser known and…
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SATYAJIT RAY: BEYOND PAINT, BRUSH & SKETCH PEN – On the day one of his admission to school, a little boy was asked to describe something uncommon he had come across, while on the way to the school. The boy…
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THE ROLE OF THEATRE IN ART FILMS – Art films i.e. Parallel Cinema is an upcoming industry in India which has been here but is getting popularity now. Why now? Because, the good thing is, now that the understanding of…
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Dhamnar (24° 12′ N and 75° 30′ E) rock-cut caves are an eloquent example of the exemplary carving skills of the bygone ages, and an indicator of the contemporary evolution of thought, expression, and religion. Located in the Mandsaur district…
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DRAWING AS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF MODERN DAY LIVING – Drawing is not only a preliminary stage of an art work, it is also one of the most primal forms of art which has sustained over centuries, and still thrives…
REPORT
Recently Art Alive Gallery organised legendary artist Sakti Burman’s landmark solo show, and a book launch on his work and journey, titled ‘SAKTI BURMAN: A Private Universe’. The book showcases some of the rare early works that have never been…
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POLLINATION AS RESILIENCE A LOOPHOLES 080:30 EMBODIMENT OF ART AS PLACE In 2013, Suresh Kumar G invited a group of creative practitioners, most of them under the age of thirty into his Loopholes project – a curatorial umbrella under which…
FEATURE
Gogi Saroj Pal is an eminent contemporary female artist from India. She was born in Neoli, a small sub-urban area in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. She is a charismatic personality, and hails from an illustrious family, where her…
INTERNATIONAL
VALENTINA DUSAVISTSKAYA Valentina Dusavistskaya is a professional Russian artist, who specializes in sculpture and painting. She is the director of Art “АРТ ПЕНЗА галерея” fine art gallery, Manager of AIESM in Russia, the curator of international sculpture symposium, and wife…
