Art & Culture
Knowing Dashrath: An anatomy of how we remember an artist – By Joyona Medhi I am no connoisseur of art. Neither do I claim to make any head or tail out of abstract art. However it is interesting to know…
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Concept & History of Abstract art: Western & Indian Timeline – Gaurav Kumar I wish to approach truth as closely as is possible, and therefore I abstract everything until I arrive at the fundamental quality of objects. -Piet Mondrian Sometimes…
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VASUDEO S GAITONDE – Art & Deal Correspondent Over the past decade, appreciation for Vasudeo Santu Gaitonde (1924–2001) has grown markedly. But why has recognition been so belated compared to his contemporaries? There are likely a number of factors. As…
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Sohan Qadri – Uma Prakash Sohan Qadri’s meditative work emanates the soul of an artist, poet, and Tantric Guru. There is a feeling of tranquility and spirituality that permeates all his work. Qadri was born as Sohan Singh in a…
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Saurashtra Series: Raza’s Metaphysical Journey towards Indigenous Self – Urmila Banu Abandoning the visual description, embracing the objective reality through gestural brushstrokes, impasto-ed application of incandescent colours, metaphorical use of geometric forms, a mystical equilibrium of contrasts and hues to…
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RENOWNED ARTIST SUMITA REKHI RELEASES A SATIRE ON THE INDIAN WOMAN’S JOURNEY IN “IT’S NOT ME”. One of the Renowned Sculptors, Sumita Chandani Rekhi released a satirical account of the Indian woman’s journey, “It’s Not Me”. The book “It’s Not…
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Tarpana: The holy act of Remembering one’s Ancestors SHANKU SHARMA Usually, thousands of families converge at the historic Barak River (especially the Sadarghat area) in Silchar to pay respects to their elders (Tarpana) in the form of offerings during the…
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Patua: Bengal’s minstrels of mythos UPASANA BHATTACHARYA Daitya once lived in the hills outside a tiny village in Bengal. He had caused massive pandemonium in the lives of the locals, for he would come out at night and devour whoever…
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ARPANA CAUR SHARES SOME THOUGHT WITH KAINAAT FATIMA As Shakespeare said, “The world’s a stage, and we are all mere players”, my story too since its beginning substantiated changes of our turbulent times. A story that gave me the wisdom…
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Elemental – An interview with Joana Vasconcelos – Rajesh Punj In his day Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Carl Jung introduced the idea that “the creation of something new was not accomplished by our intellect, but by the play instinct acting…
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Dear Readers, June 2020 saw the end of an era with the passing away of Indian filmmaker and screenwriter Shri Basu Chatterjee, aged ninety. The warmth and slice-of-life humour his films exuded were unique in their connect with the audience,…
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The God of Small Things an interview with Lionel Esteve – Rajesh Punj There is a light-heartedness about Brussels based artist Lionel Estèvethat permeates his work as a lightness of touch. Seeing the things we leave to the litter as…
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TODAY, WE ARE living an event that has no parallels in living memory. You may say, it’s just a virus but look at how dramatically it has changed most—if not all—of our realities. The biggest being our ability to open…
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Dhaka ART Summit – Uma Prakash COVER STORY The fifth edition of Dhaka Art Summit featured the works of artists from forty-four countries around the world at the capital’s Shilpakala Academy. It showcased solo art exhibitions, public art projects, curated…
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The Role of The Artist in Today’s hyper Art World: A Conversation with Samar Singh Jodha – Jyoti A. Kathpalia Recently I had the good fortune of being in the presence of Reverend Tensin Palmo founder of Dongyu Gatsal Ling…
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THE NORTHEAST LENS: Art Practices from The borderland – Amrita Gupta Singh One can say that conventionally for Northeast India, there are two views which Mrinal Miri states: one from the ‘outside’ as a unitary entity; the other from the…
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ART of Ajit Seal: His Embodied Worlds – Upal Deb “I believe that art is a creative bridge between our imaginative vision and our inhabited experiences, both of which reconcile to recreate the primal human condition, and crystallize our current…
