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Chennai hosts Madras Art Weekend with over 100 artists, public art and interactive shows

November 23, 2023November 23, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

A view of the Broadlands Hotel in Triplicane | Photo Credit: special arrangement Chennai is home to multiple art institutions, and a legacy that boasts of a regional Modernist movement that is unlike any in the country. Yet, conversation surrounding visual art is often restricted to the usual suspects: galleries, artists and patrons alike. Madras […]

Madras Art Movement’s SG Vasudev on his new-found love for abstract collage

February 9, 2023February 9, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Artist SG Vasudev | Photo Credit: Johan Sathyadas SG Vasudev stoops over a blank canvas. This time, he is not armed with a brush. Instead, the artist works with tiny, incongruous, stray pieces of paper that were once part of magazines, catalogues and notebook covers, and a trusty tube of glue. The veteran artist pieces […]

Chennai to host Madras Art Weekend, a three-day long celebration of art

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

In a first, Madras Art Weekend, a curated three-day long event for the arts, celebrates the visual art culture of Chennai through exhibitions, panel discussions and a workshop In a first, Madras Art Weekend, a curated three-day long event for the arts, celebrates the visual art culture of Chennai through exhibitions, panel discussions and a […]

Chennai sees veteran artist C Douglas’ works on display after more than 10 years

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Dismembered body parts, fragmented text and layers of mediums that dominate the work of veteran artist C Douglas are on display after more than a decade Dismembered body parts, fragmented text and layers of mediums that dominate the work of veteran artist C Douglas are on display after more than a decade In curator Ashvin […]

RB Bhakaran looks back on six decades of being an artist

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Artist RB Bhaskaran looks back on 60 years of being an artist, teacher and mentor as his biography launches amid an art show at the DOT School of Design Artist RB Bhaskaran looks back on 60 years of being an artist, teacher and mentor as his biography launches amid an art show at the DOT […]

Chennai icon RB Bhaskaran marks 60 years of influencing the Madras Art Movement

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Chennai icon RB Bhaskaran marks 60 years of influencing the Madras Art Movement

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Achuthan Kudallur: India’s influential abstract artist and a quiet mentor to many

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Based in Chennai, the Kerala-born painter was a significant force in India’s contemporary abstract art movement, and also a quiet mentor to many Based in Chennai, the Kerala-born painter was a significant force in India’s contemporary abstract art movement, and also a quiet mentor to many Achuthan Kudallur was endearingly grouchy on the phone. He […]