Cozy and comfortable spaces to learn art and craft are on the rise in Thiruvananthapuram

Want to learn how to make dolls, macrame, decoupage, crochet, or pottery? Thiruvananthapuram has many intimate, comfy places that host classes in these disciplines. Know more about these spaces and the people behind them. Casa Mi Amor Manjima Ravikumar at Casa Mi Amor | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A year ago that Manjima Ravikumar opened […]

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Artist George Fernandez showcases works with paints made from natural materials at his home-cum-art gallery in Thiruvananthapuram

George Fernandez at home in his art gallery, Flora, Thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Bent over an intricate pencil sketch of a mural, George Fernandez is lost in his work in the sunny verandah of his house on a bustling road at Ottukuzhy in Thiruvananthapuram. Inside Flora, his art gallery and home, the popular […]

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Migration and memories at the heart of artist Arjun Das’ works in Hyderabad

By Arjun Das | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Arjun Das draws from his own identity as a first-generation migrant from Jharkhand, to Kolkata. His solo show, Land of the Leal at Hyderabad’s Dhi Artspace provides glimpses of spaces inhabited by the migrant working class in cities. In search of a better life and livelihood, most […]

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Artist Mario D’Souza’s new collection ‘Home away from home’ is an ode to tropical vegetation

Indigo blue pepper vines wind along walls painted white, fruits of cashew, arecanut, water apple and mango peep from clusters of leaves, again all in indigo, while blue flowers bloom in this tropical Eden created by artist Mario D’Souza. As part of his project ‘Home away from home’, as artist in residency at the Alliance […]

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Kochi artist’s watercolour paintings capture the beauty of the landscape in fluid colours in the show on at Durbar Hall Art Gallery

Sunil Linus De’s 11th solo exhibition of watercolour paintings called Survival of the Fittest, on at Durbar Hall Art Gallery, Kochi, explores the theme Sunil Linus De’s 11th solo exhibition of watercolour paintings called Survival of the Fittest, on at Durbar Hall Art Gallery, Kochi, explores the theme Kochi-based artist Sunil Linus De explores the […]

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An AI-generated picture won an art prize. Artists aren’t happy.

This year, the Colorado State Fair’s annual art competition gave out prizes in all the usual categories: painting, quilting, sculpture. But one entrant, Jason M. Allen of Pueblo West, Colorado, didn’t make his entry with a brush or a lump of clay. He created it with Midjourney, an artificial intelligence program that turns lines of […]

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The Amalgamation 8 show to lend a helping hand to youngsters

Aparimita Sapru curates an exhibition of paintings, prints, ceramics and sculptures by 30 Indian and international artists at Cymroza Art Gallery Aparimita Sapru curates an exhibition of paintings, prints, ceramics and sculptures by 30 Indian and international artists at Cymroza Art Gallery Here’s art for a cause. Mumbai-based Cymroza Art Gallery’s new mixed show ‘Amalgamation […]

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Thiruvananthapuram-based dentist Shalet MS’ solo exhibition focussed on abstracts in oil and acrylic

Shalet’s collection of paintings, ‘Intrinsic Escape’, showcases her experiments with various techniques Shalet’s collection of paintings, ‘Intrinsic Escape’, showcases her experiments with various techniques Shalet MS, a dentist, faced no teething problems when she began painting. A self-taught artist, she turned to the net to understand colours, mixing and techniques of painting. More than 40 […]

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