Senha Gautam Some artists command attention through bold gestures; others draw the viewer in through silence. Jehangir Sabavala belonged to the latter. His paintings, characterised by geometric forms, muted palettes and contemplative landscapes, created a unique visual world that remained deeply personal throughout his career. Born on 23rd August 1922, in Bombay, Sabavala emerged as […]Read More
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Sunny Chandiramani India’s journey to independence was not shaped by political movements alone. It was also reflected in the cultural expressions of the time, with artists using their work to articulate ideas of identity, resilience and freedom. From the Bengal School’s revival of indigenous artistic traditions to the modernist experiments that followed Independence, Indian art […]Read More
Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Born & brought up in Delhi, artist Sonali Durga Chaudhari was hugely inspired by her maternal grandmother Gouri Kanjilal, who was also her guide when it came to art. “Nani was an accomplished artist herself, she was my first Art Guru. This show is dedicated to her memory,” says Sonali. Later, she […]Read More
Sunny Chandiramani A true maestro whose work left an indelible mark on the world of modern Indian art, Ganesh Pyne was an artistic prodigy whose genius lay in his ability to blend the realms of reality and fantasy seamlessly. Myth, Mortality & the Human Condition His hauntingly beautiful paintings often depicted mythical and mystical subjects, […]Read More
Benoy K Behl About 3,500 years ago, deities were created in Vedic Indian thought. These embodied the world of nature around us and provided us a deep connection to the forces which control our existence. The later deities of the Upanishadic period and the Puranas are the personifications of concepts and qualities. These qualities are […]Read More
Benoy K Behl One of the contributions of the Indian philosophic streams is that there are no barriers placed between the spiritual world and the world of the senses. The art of this tradition is a fulsome sharing of the life experience, in all its aspects. It sees our perceptions, from the sensory to the […]Read More