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…
COVER STORY
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…
EASSAY
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…
ESSAY
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…
ESSAY
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…
REPORT
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…
REVIEW
A gamut of connotations, expression of personal ideologies, skilful practise, set of possibilities, a dream of freedom and a common platform, the exhibition titled ‘WHATS NOT TO LIKE? Art: From Th en and Now’ at India International Centre, from 9th…
REVIEW
Kota Neelima, a journalist/author/artist, elucidates her journey through the times as an author of three books, a patron of International Relations started off with her artistic journey from ArpanaCaur’s Academy of Fine Arts and Literature, New Delhi. She has had…
INTERNATIONAL
Yury Tkachenko is a very well known and honored artist of Russia. He is an international sculptor, curator, Professor of Fine Arts, and Director of Sculpture Park Legend. So far, he has participated in more than 50 international sculpture symposiums,…
REPORT
AMAR KUTIR : THE MANIFESTATION OF LEATHER ART…: “There is yet another man in me, not the physical, but the personal man; which has its likes and dislikes, and wants to find something to fulfil its needs of love. This…
EASSAY
KISHANGARH PAINTINGS : The tradition of the miniature paintings in Rajasthan is very rich in its form, texture, colors and storytelling. The Kishangarh School of miniature Rajasthani Painting is one of the richest and popular forms. Kishangarh is a picturesque…
ESSAY
A FUSION OF ARCHITECTURAL STYLES- ISLAMNAGAR FORT : The Indian Hindu lawgiver Manu describes the utility of the Forts as, “a warrior protected by the fort can fight with hundred enemy soldiers and a force of one hundred fighting from…
INTERVIEW
Lita Cabellut (b.1961, Barcelona) is a famous contemporary master of portrait art, who has a very distinctive repertoire of works. Inspired by the Dutch Masters and famous philosophers of the Golden Age, her life-size portraits were recently shown at the…
LISTINGS
DHOOMIMAL ART GALLERY Dhoomimal Art Gallery Ravi Jain Annual Exhibition 2015 Exhibition as on : 29 September -30 October, 2015 Dhoomimal Art Gallery,42, Connaught Circus, New Delhi- 110001
COVER STORY
The name Maqbool Fida Husain has become almost synonymous with contemporary Indian art, and deservedly so, for no single artist has popularized Indian art, within the country or internationally, as Husain has done. His endless quest for his cultural roots,…
EDITORIAL
“Husain’s paintings are profound, but they are never forbiddingly intellectual or cerebral. Th ey have a strong emotional undercurrent, an engaging warmth, an immediate visual appeal, and they are passionately humanistic.”- Ebrahim Alkazi Art & Deal magazine celebrates the birth…
