Doors of Perception: The Art of KR Santhana Krishnan
KR Santhana Krishnan has spent the last 18 years making more than 800 paintings with one theme: doors. Doors closed, half-shut, partly […]
Seema Kohli: De-mystifying Kohli’s paradise
Author – Ria Sarkar A feast for sore eyes, Seema Kohli’s artworks are vivid depictions that build narratives of a mystical paradise […]
Thota Vaikuntam: A study of the evolution of the iconic Telengana women
Acclaimed Indian figurative artist 73-year-old Thota Vaikuntam is best known for his paintings of the dusky, brightly coloured Telengana women. Did he always paint these part-exotic part-grotesque figures?
Abstract Emotions With Niladri Paul
If Paul’s work was an essay, every sentence would end with an exclamation mark. Niladri Paul’s distinctive style seems to live in […]
Postcards from Vietnam: Phan Thu Trang
The power of a painting is to teleport you instantly to a different place and a different time, without stepping into a […]
Madhuri and Impressionism
Impressionism is best understood as an art form that is a verb and not a noun. Impressionist paintings are created to capture […]
Rediscovering Buddha through Feng-Shui
A sheltered prince abdicates his throne and relinquishes the familiar comforts of domesticity to embark on a quest of self-discovery. His arduous […]
Ramesh Pachpande: The Serenade of Love
Understanding love has been the subject of many a philosophical, artistic and spiritual conquest. While the definition remains as elusive, the many […]
6 Reasons to gift a painting
It is that time of the year again when the hunt for the perfect gift begins; when brains are racked and memories […]
7 reasons to buy a painting
Ben Elton once famously quipped, “Artists don’t create society, they reflect it!” To buy and own a painting then, is to acknowledge […]
