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Dhaka Art Summit Uma Prakash Second edition of Dhaka Art Summit served not only as a perfect platform for South-Asian art but also a treat for the artistically curious mind with a variety of curated photography shows, performance art shows…

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REPORT

Colombo Art Biennale ‘Makes History’ with it’s Third Edition Kurchi Dasgupta Colombo Art Biennale saw the contemporary manifestation of the turbulent though dead yet alive past through the aesthetics of the present with the eye of the future. Kurchi Dasgupta…

Photo Feature

PHOTO FEATURE

Jyoti Bhatt Tasveer and Vacheron Constantin present photographs by Indian artist Jyoti Bhatt for the first time in Mumbai. The exhibition chronicles the artist’s travels across rural India in the mid-60s, where he visited villages and tribal regions photographing folk…

Obituary

OBITUARY

Khushwant Singh : Man For All Seasons Uma Nair “Here lies one who spared neither man nor God Waste not your tears on him, he was a sod Writing nasty things he regarded as great fun Thank the Lord he…

Obituary

OBITUARY

Absence Which Follows Arpana Caur Khushwant uncle went yesterday after a friendship of four decades with my mother who made him President of her Academy and consulted him frequently except in the last two to three years, not wanting to…

Matters of heArt

MATTERS OF HEART WITH PARAMJOT WALIA

Matters of heArt with Paramjot Walia Dhaneshwar Shah Art&Deal : How would you describe your ‘style’ of work? Dhaneshwar Shah: In simple way I am an animal painter and my way of language or style of art work is much…

Photo Essay

PHOTO ESSAY

“The Nanyang Spirit” An Aesthetic Voyage to Singapore!! Art & Deal Correspondent On Friday, 12th March, 2014, Art Spice gallery at The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa in collaboration with Singapore Art Society hosted the inauguration ceremony of the intriguing, large-scaled…

Review

REVIEW

Representing Mysticism as a Paradox Review of ‘ Remembrance of Voices Past’ H. A. Anil Kumar Under the labyrinth of constant change lies the consistency,the oneness of being, the oscillation between the past and future. H.A.Anil Kumar interacts with the…

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REVIEW

Each Night Put Kashmir In Your Dreams Uma Nair This exhibition at the Chemould Prescott Gallery captures the true essence of Kashmir with its serene beauty, perturbed history and controversial present. Uma Nair listens as Nilima Sheikh tries to give…

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REVIEW

Where photography meets public Paramjot Walia Central Delhi celebrated a French-Indian collaboration through ‘’Fête de la photo‘,a photofest providing avenues to bring photography closer to the public, reports Paramjot Walia. This season, photography trespasses the confines of the galleries and…

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REVIEW

The Full Space Paramjot Walia The exhibition titled ‘The Full Space’ offers an alternative perspective and encourages the viewer to open his mind and experience the ‘formless form’ outside and beyond the physical presence of form and space, Paramjot Walia…

Editorial

EDITORIAL

Editorial Strangely gentle thunder storms and rain mark the middle of spring and freshly sluiced yellow blossoms adorn the roadsides in Delhi. Optimism rules the roost. Catching up with the art market once again Manoj Nair brings forth the facts…

Cover Story

COVER STORY

The Art Market Can Only look Northwards- Manoj Nair Despite the economic uncertainty and the significant drop in the value of the rupee, there is still a brimming hope and confidence in the Indian art market. Manoj Nair analyses the…

Feature

FEATURE

Promise of Poise, Amrita Shergill : NGMA Uma Nair Marking the birth centenary celebrations of Amrita Shergill, NGMA along with Yashodhara Dalmia showcased an arresting collection of paintings reflecting not only her aesthetic sensibility, but also her strong upfront persona….

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FEATURE

Horses, Mothers and Husain Sandhya Bordewekar Sandhya Bordewekar pays a tribute to the ‘Picasso of India’, Maqbool Fida Husain, as she attempts to live and breathe with the legendary artist through his personally signed serigraphed scrolls. Maqbool Fida Husain almost…

International

INTERNATIONAL

The art of living Torsten Jurell How unaffected by the market see-saw, Jingdezhen, the capital of porcelain, lets Xiao Xue reveal her creative self and makes her work unique, not in terms of the technique, but in terms of her…

Obituary

OBITUARY

Prokash Karmakar [1933 – 2014] Art & Deal Correspondent 24th February, 2014 saw the demise of an eminent Indian artist, Prokash Karmakar. Born in 1933 to an artistic family in Kolkata with a well-known artist-teacher for a father, Prokash Karmakar…

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REPORT

Edinburgh Fringe Festival Uma Prakash In August, Edinburgh witnesses the world’s largest art festival, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Born out of Edinburgh International Festival, the fringe festival is a festive platform celebrating all genres of art from music to theatre…

Photo Feature

PHOTO FEATURE

Durga-Dynam ics of power, gender bias and a st ory of Widows in India Sharmistha Dutta This is a self-financed photography project that I took up as I wanted to address the immense apathy and gender inequality that exists against…

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PROFILE

Jayashree Chakravarty : If You Will Stay Close To Nature Uma Nair “If You Will Stay Close To Nature”, an exhibition by Jayashree Chakravarty at Vadehra Art Gallery,Delhi could be called an autobiographical documentation exploring the artist’s intimacy with nature,…

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PROFILE

BRICK AS A UNIT Shubhalakshmi Shukla Vivek Sonawane uses brick as a metaphor of not the inherent stability of the material but to evoke what’s hidden and protected by the wall. As the artist lets his art speak for him,…

Book Review

BOOK REVIEW

Learning from Mumbai: Practicing Architecture in Urban India- Subhra Mazumdar The city of Bombay or Mumbai has held a fascination not only for fortune seekers and cine aspirants but also for students of architecture. They flock to the city charmed…

Preview

PREVIEW

Sri Hanuman Chalisa : Film and Exhibition Paramjot Walia Don’t mistake it for just another exhibition exploring the safe Indian mythological subject. Charuvi Agrawal’s works remould the space into an experience says Paramjot Walia. It is not just the myths…

Matters of heArt

MATTERS OF HEART WITH PARAMJOT WALIA

Matters of he Art With Paramjot walia Inder Salim Art&Deal : For you, Inder Salim is someone who is..Inder Salim : Inder Salim is a conceptual construct, besides a projection that negotiates the presence of being of Inder Salim in…

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REVIEW

Kalpvriksha-The Tree of Life Paramjot Walia Arts Of The Earth is showcasing ‘Kalpvriksha- The Tree of Life’, an unique exhibition not only because of its concept but also because it beautifully incorporates all the three styles of Madhubani art— bharni…

Editorial

EDITORIAL

That little nip in the air still freshens up the soul as you step outside this February. We welcome the coming of spring with a new zest as new possibilities are no more a word out of a work of…

News

NEWS

Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar Studio Art is screening works on master blaster Sachin Tendulkar by Gurgaon based famous artist Sanjay Mehta. On the occasion of Sachin Tendulkar’s 200th Special Test series dedicated to him, Creative Voiz has organized a special…

Cover Story

COVER STORY

K.G. Subramanyan: A Life Fully Lived Sandhya Bordewekar Sandhya Bordewekar in conversation with Prof. K G Subramanyan about his life as a student in Santiniketan. Sandhya Bordewekar: You went to Santiniketan in 1944, aged 20. Santiniketan was a long, long…

Essay

ESSAY

Indian Art School Practices and Dissolving of ‘Construed Will’ H. A. Anil Kumar Art education in the Indian context is an unresolved issue. It is the construed will or the lack of it to address it which is more pedagogically…

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FEATURE

Once Upon a Time: The Wonder Year s Yasra Daud Khoker As we grow older, we lose the ability to wonder. Big words and big things overshadow the little things that once seemed so big. Logic takes over solutions wrung…

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FEATURE

Alternative Art : Functional art-craftwork by artists Sandhya Bordewekar Exploring the concepts of a ‘product laboratory’ through innovative platforms like 0265, bridging the artwork versus craftwork divide in contemporary or traditional realms, Sandhya Bordewekar analyzes the nurturing kinship between the…

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FEATURE

The real, the palpable and the unseen in Kavita Jaiswal’s Compositions Mariam Karim There is a seeking and evocative quality in Kavita’s compositions which is an essential component of the mind of the contemporary abstract artist. It comes forward more…

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FEATURE

The print making idiom , route and milieu of Ajit Seal Dr.Meghali Goswami “I believe that art is a creative bridge between our imaginative vision, which tends to recreate the primal human condition, and our current artistic sensibility, which responds…

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REPORT

A Site Where Art Awakes 3rd Regional Art Workshop’ 2014 at Silchar, Assam Abhibrata Chakrabarty The green meadow of a remote village of Choto Dudh Patil in Silchar was awash in colour on the evening of 15th January of 2014….