by Anushree Ghosh Contemporary art reinvents itself every moment and has evolved exponentially with creative extractions from popular art sources like folk art. The artist’s vivid use of color, use of space, and stroke portray a series of thought processes — these thoughts are sometimes poured onto the canvas in smooth pastel shades and sometimes…
by Monojit Lahiri Phew! From “Thank God you’re not one of those small-town, Vernac types, dear boy” to “Oye angrez, Hindi aati hai?”…we’ve indeed come a long way, baby! But to begin at the beginning…it was a completely different planet, the India and Kolkata of the early seventies and a totally different adspace too….
by Avijit Dutt The most telling image is of this towering intellectual holding up a poster of him being an Urban Naxal too! Protesting the arrests of the innocent Social workers and intellectuals. At the meeting pushing for an enquiry after Gauri Lankesh’s murder he looked more saddened by the circumstances than his own state…
by Deepika Dewan We all love to go back in time, to recollect and revisit items of treasure passed down by our great ancestors. The kingdom of Mithila in Bihar gave us the most artistic and priceless treasures that has left the art lovers awestruck since its inception. The story goes like this. King Janak…
by Deepika Dewan Safer, predictable, little adventurous in terms of cuts and (a)symmetries. Such is the fashion code most of us follow these days. Have we ever tried and attempted wearing a piece of mysticism and history – something that goes back to an ancient civilisation, and yet stands out for the beautiful visual delight…