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Plays with Us: Sheila Makhijani
Nuzhat Kazmi |
| It is late indeed for this text to appear, which actually was inspired by a remarkable show of artist Sheila Makhijani mounted by Anant Gallery in New Delhi. But writing now on Sheila and her works is a continued pleasure and engagement for me....» |
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Confronts the Coexistence of Science and Emotion -Ajay Dhandre
Abhijeet Tamhane |
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| In this age of computer-aided design, Ajay Dhandre chose the arduous way to conceptualize, visualize, draw and render his drawings. Five years after, at his first solo show at the Museum Gallery, Mumbai, the works quelled the questions about the artist's difficult path and gave way to newer, more introvert questions to a discerning viewer....» |
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The Discovery of Air… - Yashwant Deshmukh
Abhijeet Tamhane |
| Air in Yashwant Deshmukh's paintings took various forms and shapes. It went into round pots, open pans or was obstructed by cubes or some mass of other shape and size. To read the narrative of the air that Yashwant proposes, many had to wait for his recent (seventh since 1996) solo show at the Bombay Art Gallery from February 26 - March 15, 2008....» |
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Rafeeq Ellias
Vrushali Dhage |
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| Rafeeq Ellias’ photography show titled 'Rafeeq Ellias Selected Photographs' was housed at the Museum Art Gallery, from the 6th of November to the 18th of November '07. Along with the show, a book titled 'Rafeeq Ellias Selected Photographs' was published by Gallerie Publishers....» |
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Khoj Kolkata - Eastern India’s Approach to Alternate Art Practice
Oindrilla Maity |
| The environs claiming historical signifi cance appeared none the less signifi cant to quite a number of the participants. The garage, sprawled with motor parts of vintage cars turned out to be inspirational, as well. The adi (=old) Ganga, which once flowed from the area to join the main river has been hindered by bunds at many places as a result of civilization’s intrusion.....» |
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Kolkata Now
Oindrilla Maity |
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| It often seems queer when one considers how the dwindling effects of the Bengal school continued to paralyze the art practices in Bengal. Art practices in Bengal, eventually faced a complete set back and not much came up in the form of a movement after the Calcutta Group of Painters (founded in 1943) broke up, as compared to the rest of India. ...» |
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"The Magic of Making" -K G Subramanyan
Shoma Das |
| The recent works of KG Subramanyan, exhibited in Gallery Sumukha, Bangalore from 20th February to 8th March, are a veritable lesson in modernism. The works speak powerfully of an artist who has given form to a personal vision through a contemporary style that is a mix of post-cubist and fauvist...» |
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The Feb Group Show - Always a Breath of Fresh Air
Sandhya Bordewekar |
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| The Annual Feb Group Show is an unusual initiative by a group of artists in Baroda which celebrated its 6th year this February. Sandhya Bordewekar examines how it all started and where it is going....» |
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Towards a "New Viewership/Audience"?
Rajashree Biswal |
| While the viewer is a buying/non-buying public with the direct experience of viewing art, the analytic entity “audience” is meaningful in relation to the rest of the art system of which it is a part and as a part of the society to which it belongs....» |
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10 Light Years
Tanya Abraham |
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| Emerges from it. Works of display began small, that in its natural form grew with interest and passion, the arrival of Bombay x 17, 17 artists residing in Bombay who came with Bose Krishnamachari to showcase their works...» |
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B D Dethan
Tanya Abraham |
| "Mind Collage", a mélange of the mind, comprehensive thought processes that intricately weave together a tapestry of colours. B D Dethan, an artist of yesteryears continues to submit to creativeness and submerge in the start of many a new style....» |
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Contemplative Abstracts - Sheetal Gattani
Dr. Ashrafi S. Bhagat |
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| The walls of Gallery Sumukha recently wore a spiritual aura, clad with abstract canvases that were intense and pure expressions of communion between the artist and her materials....» |
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The Huddled Masses-Iranna’s Protest Art
Donald Kuspit |
| In what is clearly a tour de force of protest art, a masterpiece of social commentary, Iranna shows us the human truth of our times, shows us how far man has fallen; abject and anonymous, stripped naked and emasculated, his fi gure squat submissively, like dogs waiting to spring up and do their master’s bidding....» |
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