For the 36 year old this is introspection in full bloom. As a vicenarian, while doing Masters of Fine Arts, Janarthanan Rudhramoorthy got an opportunity for his first solo show with Apparao Gallery in Delhi and Chennai. The promoter and curator of the gallery – Sharan Apparao, who had done stints with the likes of…
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“Simple done Perfect is never Simple”
Have you ever considered the benefits of linen fabric for your bed? A quick recap…..It’s breathable, moisture absorbent and has evaporating qualities which leaves it fresh and cool even after being slept on. As bacteria resistant it is ideal for people with skin diseases, and children. I particularly like the sound of a ‘light massaging…
The ‘Pattern Farmer’
Gallery Ark in Vadodara, Gujrat, is about to end a show ‘Otherworldly Interiors’ with British artist Alexander Gorlizki which was on view from 8th February till 8th March’20. This Brooklyn based, English artist also maintains a studio in Jaipur. He has studied Fine Art at Bristol Polytechnic, followed by an M.F.A. in Sculpture at The Slade…
The observations of a discerning artist
India Art Week is round the corner- 30th Jan. to 2nd Feb’20. Capital’s art galleries are busy playing up to the hype. Amidst all this Gallery Art Motif is currently (20th Jan-15th Feb’20) exhibiting ‘The Art of Hand Painted Textiles’ by Ajit Kumar Das which is a sell-out (with just 2-3 paintings left to go)…
Her art matrix
The 1920’s in India saw Company Style due to the ongoing British Colonial Period. While Early Modern Indian Painting had subjects which were purely Indian but were drawn with western techniques and Bengal School was a reaction to the Western influence – reviving our rich cultural heritage. A century later, 32 year old illustrator –…
Its literally taking ‘generations’ to revive a near extinct textile
Few weeks ago I attended a symposium by Craft Revival Trust titled ‘After the Nawabs’ highlighting Himroo which could well be a textile of a bygone era. Textile aficionados who missed it could actually pick up Radhika Singh’s book ‘Suraiya Hasan Bose:Weaving a legacy’ about a legendary weaver in her mid-eighties. I sat there mesmerized…
Silk, Gold and Silver from Benaras: The City of Lights
PRA – KASHI: Silk, Gold & Silver from the City of Light National Museum, New Delhi 10th September – 8th October 2019 Minakari Panel “Pra – Kashi: Silk, Gold & Silver from the City of Light” is an exhibition of textiles showcasing the finest traditions of contemporary handwoven weaves done on traditional Indian drawlooms over the…
Surrealism, Expressionism and Modernism in furniture
With Independence Day round the corner, we realized that Indian cultural history scales were completely titled towards our oppressors in regards to furniture, specially for homes. From the Persian and European travellers’ journals one comes to know of just a rich and beautiful Vijayanagar state in fourteenth-century, Southern India, having carpenters on their payroll, long…
‘Woven Threads’ from Nagaland
I have been following Woven Threads since a while now on social media and exhibitions. Also conversed with its creative head Kevisedenuo Margaret Zinyu who is from Kohima, Nagaland at Dastkar, Delhi on a few occasions. But each time our conversations steered towards… why we Indians are not wanting to shell out anything more than the price of…
Their mosaic projects
Truly happy to hear that today India stands united with our Kashmiri brothers and sisters. Thankfully craft never had any such boundaries to fight over. One such example being Mosaic – starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Pebble mosaics were made in Tiryns in Mycenean Greece while the ones with patterns and pictures became widespread during classical times in Ancient…
