Dear Readers! Along with the creative process, art is constantly changing. In this sense, art can increase public awareness of a variety of social issues and foster positive social change because artistic process has a social responsibility to the audience. artists who have consistently been interested in issues of social or political order while keeping […]
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Dear Readers! Art is sometimes enthralling, sometimes telling a tale, and sometimes inspiring change. It is a concrete object with an ethereal sensation of emotion, regardless of its significance or the aim behind the artist’s thoughts. As different type of art evolves over the period of time, the art industry also evolves dramatically. In the […]
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Dear Readers! When art historians and academicians are asked to write about a work of art, they usually focus on the details they notice. The feelings, on the other hand, goes unmentioned and perhaps ununderstood. They describe work as mesmerising, but hardly mentions being moved to tears by it. Few artists speak and communicate the […]
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Dear Readers, It was not until the 1950’s when Abstraction as a form of art got its shape. The general tendency during this time was to rejuvenate the abstract motifs on canvas and disown the human figure in the paintings. As the abstract involved imagination and invention that were concentrated on the pictorial surfaces along […]
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Dear Readers, The concept of “one idea and many forms” comes from the folklore that talks about the manifestations and expressions of believers seeing one image of the Divine from multiple perspectives. Similarly, festivals too are seen from multiple discourses of one’s idea that often enlightens us with something that goes beyond the idea of […]
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Dear Readers, In spite of the COVID-19 outbreak, the year continues to move forward as the country leaps into Lockdown 4.0. We now adjust all our habits and ways of life in order to coexist with the virus, till we come up with a cure. It is an extremely rough time for the human species […]
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Dear Readers, Awaiting the change of seasons, spring breaks in as we tackle a pandemic as a community. As panic sets in with the coronavirus spreading, for the first time in a while we have hit the pause button on our constant hectic schedules, in these depressing times exhibitions have had to be closed for […]
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Art is a form of expression, a way to channelize the innermost, what is felt/ experienced/ perceived or even that which disturbs and communicate it to the viewer; it gives an artist the power to instantaneously convey a thousand words with a single work of art. This power also adds the burden of responsibility. In […]
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Nothing speaks more loudly and persuasively than an art work. After the success of the first part of the special Issue on Northeast India and the authentic scholarly contributions by different authors, was indeed an eye opener about the visual art and culture of the Northeast. The second part of the special Issue further presents […]
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WHO AM I? The question always crosses everyone’s mind. Searching for one’s identity, we endeavour to portray ourselves with fashion, religion, caste, community, but at the end we still cannot satisfy ourselves with any one definition of identity. Throughout our culture, there seems to be an identity crisis. All may be correct to define their […]
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"We often forget that We Are Nature. Nature is not something separate from us. So when we say that we have lost our connection to nature, we’ve lost our connection to ourselves." – Andy Goldsworthy Delhi winters were a sight to behold, cool petal like breeze brushing across the face, misty evenings, a feeling of […]
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Climate change is real. We see it all around us manifest as floods with excessive (delayed) rains, unnatural weather conditions and damaging hurricanes. As we wait for a long summer to end, we wonder if threats of human extinction as a result of anthropocene are as real as cautioned. And yet ‘wealth’ remains the strongest […]
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With the onset of monsoon, we see a turnaround in the art space of the city, series of exhibitions at various art centres and galleries has started exhibiting.Amongst the many exhibitions that is happening in city, artist Indira Purkayastha Ghosh remains talk of the town this month. Indira is a Chhattisgarh based artist, specializes in […]
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I welcome this issue on a happy and sombre note both, I express my deepest condolences to all the three great souls who departed recently, Girish Karnad, Jamil Naqsh, and Manoj Nair. Pleased to feature G. Ravinder Reddy yet again in this issue, the greatest sculpture of the cotemporary time. His sculptures are bold, sensual […]
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Few years back, I had gone to see an exhibition at Religare Art Gallery in Saket Delhi, off the artwork presented in the exhibition was of Rashid Rana’s huge digital work. Earlier, I was never fond of any digital work or any form of digital art. It was only after seeing Rashid Rana’s digital work, […]
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Yet another month completes with the bouquet of art stories, events, and reviews to offer. Every story is a labour of pen, personal travelogue of writers, laced with heart warming conversations and reports from the ground. This month we carved some special stories on museums, intriguing conversation with Iti tyagi on a very special craft […]
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This year Delhi saw the most extended winter and even experienced rain and hail frequently. Though the cold sun and grey sky remain dominant but that didn’t deter the energy, it kept emitting its warmth and painted the city with myriad colours. Much awaited India Art Fair, a treat of four days,saw over 1,000 artists […]
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Happy New Year! From here marks fresh beginnings, and the excitement for the much awaited Art Fair 2019. Yet with us we carry the reminiscences of the year gone by. On 30th December 2018 we witnessed the passing away of renowned filmmaker Mrinal Sen. Journalist Shanku Sharma pays him a humble tribute with his amorous […]
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Time has brought us to the end of another year, the swansong of twenty-eighteen. December saw the passing away of eminent artist, art educator and activist Tushar Joag. It is indeed heartrending to be bidding farewell to a man of such creative forces and high ideals this early, this unexpectedly. For our cover story this […]
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How time flies. Seems like it was only yesterday when a new year had begun, and already, we are heading towards its finale. The winter chills have started to take momentum, as have the art activities around us; and this November, Art & Deal tries to cover as much of its phenomenal glimmer within and […]
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It is with heavy hearts that we begin our September issue, as this month we have lost another great Indian Master; Krishna Reddy. A household name amongst artists, this legendary artist, throughout his career succeeded in presenting the extending concerns of modernism while developing a new language, leading to the heights of the post-colonial Indian […]
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In the midst of the monsoon season we not only see bubbling activity in our art scene in terms of exhibitions, residencies and the ever changing use of media within art, but also reflect upon how the scene has grown and changed, and in which direction it is heading; not only in our corner of […]
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The most intense phase of summer is indeed upon us, and we all eagerly await the rains which we hope are just around the corner. However it is in this sublime peak of summer that the Indian art scene has faced harrowing loss with the departure of the much loved and cherished Indian modernist painter […]
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It is in this month of May that we truly feel the heat of summer begin to radiate, but in the midst of the summer inferno there is the silver lining of the spring blossoms, the variety of summer fruits which are about to come into abundance, and feeling the cool grass beneath your feet. […]
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Most of us associate the month of March with the decline of the bitter cold of winter, and the vibrant fervor of Holi when we welcome the warmer weather with rainbow washed streets and youth making joyous mischief. Internationally March is hailed as Women’s History Month, with the 8th of March being International Women’s day […]
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Each day we bear witness to the evolution of the art scene as it unfolds before us. This past few months has been the season for exhibition openings and events all over the country, and we await yet more showcase of both budding and established talent in the coming months. The past decade has seen […]
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Happy New Year! The landmark of new beginnings as we experience the global togetherness of watching the countdown clocks in our respective time zones on December 31st. From here marks fresh starts, yet with us we carry the retrospective accoutrements of the year gone by. In the year 2017 we have witnessed both tragedy and […]
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The weather of chill breeze and warm sweaters is indeed upon us, and the long dark nights are brightened by the vivid illuminations and sounds which wedding season brings. Across the world many prepare for Christmas, with each corner of the globe having its own wonderful and unique way of celebrating the festive season. Here […]
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We move into the long awaited winter months with pleasant breeze and comfortable weather, yet the forecast of ‘smoke’ is a reminder of the pollution we face after the festive season. Here in Delhi we have witnessed the first year of the ‘cracker ban’ which was issued to counteract the burgeoning levels of pollution afflicting […]
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We enter the month of October still feeling the electric energy of Durga Puja and Dussehra celebrations in the air, and the cool nights of autumn to look forward to and of course the blissful celebration of light, Diwali which will be fervently celebrated by the nation in coming weeks. In our October issue we […]
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We are Entering the month of September after having witnessed the wonderful spectacle of Ganesha Chaturthi. The atmosphere of celebration is in the air as our news channels are filled with images of the festivities, with countless Bollywood actors and actresses attending Puja and joining in the celebrations. We have seen an array of new […]
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A characteristically warm August follows the first month of India having operational GST (Goods and Services Tax). In this first month of the new reform, confusion hangs in the air much like the haze of humidity around the city. There has been little light shed so far on exactly how the reforms will affect individuals […]
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Come June and one starts fanaticising grey thundering clouds covering the sky cool breezes and prays for rainfall. We just celebrated the environment Day. US pulled out of the Paris Climate Accord; Canada went ahead with it wholly, while at the same time committing to market their country’s resources of oil… India on the other […]
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Come June and one starts fanaticising grey thundering clouds covering the sky cool breezes and prays for rainfall. We just celebrated the environment Day. US pulled out of the Paris Climate Accord; Canada went ahead with it wholly, while at the same time committing to market their country’s resources of oil… India on the other […]