My list of books that is a must for all creatives “The role of the artist is to ask questions, not answer them.” —Anton Chekhov Looking for inspiration and encouragement? As difficult as it maybe, while striking a balance between creating and creative growth, I believe that as artists we must never stop learning, sharing...
Walking into Prof. Anil Naik’s recent collection on exhibit in Jehangir Art Gallery, one is prompted how a moment of stillness can be channeled in between repetition and rhythm. His choice of colour palette is open and receptive with vivid shades and hues complimenting his works and emerging as a visual treat for the viewer....
Shreyas Dhongade’s body of works titled ‘Photon’ exhibiting now at Jehangir Art gallery is storytelling at a conceptual level. His series titled ‘Save the memory makers’ is a collection of photographic works dedicated to the gradually vanishing printing industry. The photos in this collection are treated with scratches, cracks, folds to create a worn off...
Ananti Vala’s latest exhibition at the Jehangir art gallery, Mumbai, uses evident morphology flowing towards visual creative fiction with dense layers of storytelling. Aptly titled Ananta-The boundless, Ananti addresses the sense of diverse emotions with a judicious blend of sensitivity and intuition. Her sculptures are dramatic but there is an underlying subtle tone. According to Ananti,...
An exceptional assemblage artist from Mumbai Kunal Naik, who finds treasures in everything around him. In his own words, “It’s like solving a puzzle with fragments without giving in. And the end result has to be bloody creative, at least to me at first. Then comes imagination, idea, aesthetics and design. Understanding their original form...
A Concept artist by day, and an independent creative painter by night, R.C Prakash dwells in an overtly analytical mind. He develops his creative analytical skills by extensive research and reading. He labels himself as a visual storyteller and rightly so, as being a conceptual artist, R. C. comfortably embraces the pencil and loves to...
‘When you’re a kid, you color with reckless abandon. You color outside the lines. You color however you feel. Blue elephants, purple trees, red bears, green oceans – it’s all good. As you get older, though, everyone tells you to stay inside the lines, to color everything just like you see it. You end up...
Remembering the most iconic female artist who still continues to inspire on her 111th birthday. Frida changed the way we relate to art. With her contagious and assiduous spirit, Frida is a perfect example of courage and inspiration. The fact that she created 55 self-portraits (out of 143 total artworks) in her lifetime reasserts her emphasis on...
Exhibiting currently at the gallery 4 of Jahengir Art Gallery, is the latest works by Santosh R. Patil. Meeting the artist amidst his larger than life artworks gave a great insight on his inspirations and humble beginnings. Coming from a poor farmer family with bare resources, his journey to his solo art exhibition in Mumbai...
The theory following left brain versus right brain is established on the concept that the two halves of the brain control very different functions of our minds. The left brain is believed to control language, sequencing, math, and logic, while the right side of the brain is the more creative side, where feelings, imagination, and...
