Mumbai-based artist Sarika Bajaj uses feathers to articulate ecological concerns

[ad_1] Passage I | Photo Credit: Kalpit Gaonkar In Mumbai’s parks, abandoned buildings and intersections where birds are fed, a wayfaring multi-disciplinary artist from Bandra, Sarika Bajaj, hunts for discarded feathers. These are her tools of expressionism as well as a medium for articulating ecological concerns. “I have been working with feathers for nearly 12 […]

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One for the road: Delhi show brings together 14 artists to highlight shared creativity and heritage of the Silk Route

[ad_1] Artworks for Padm at Bikaner House from January 30 | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT India’s first curated platform for contemporary sculptural art, Padm, is hosting its inaugural exhibition. Conceptualised by Sakshi Ruia and curated by Falguni Bhatt, the show brings together a series of ceramic and stone sculptures by 14 contemporary artists showcasing the […]

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Sculpture foundry in Kochi customises works for homes

[ad_1] Sculpture of Karimeen (pearl spot), an original work of Bronze Age Sculpture Foundry | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Mariya Chedathi and her Cow, a small sculpture in mixed media with a glazed ceramic finish, of an elderly woman attired in the traditional chatta and mundu sits on the shelf of Bronze Age, a recently-opened […]

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Studio pottery in India has its whole future ahead of it: Kate Malone

[ad_1] Kate Malone in her London studio | Photo Credit: Dan Fontanelli The year was 1986. British potter Kate Malone, then 24, had flown down to India with her husband to meet their friends — visual artist Ravindra Reddy, and sculptors Trupti Patel and Dhruva Mistry in Ahmedabad, with whom they had forged a deep […]

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Hyderabad’s Iconart gallery moots 30-day art challenge, entries open till November 20

[ad_1] Iconart gallery’s initiative attempts to foster better interaction between emerging artists  Iconart gallery’s initiative attempts to foster better interaction between emerging artists  Hyderabad-based Iconart gallery has made an open call for entries, inviting artists to participate in a 30-day art challenge. Artists specialising in mixed media and watercolour paintings, drawings, sculpture and printmaking can […]

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This Italian icon looks like you’ve never seen it before | CNN

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Sign up to CNN Travel’s free nine-part Unlocking Italy newsletter for insider intel on Italy’s best loved destinations and lesser-known regions to plan your ultimate trip. Plus, we’ll get you in the mood before you go with movie suggestions, reading lists and recipes from Stanley Tucci. CNN  —  For over 500 years, […]

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

[ad_1] 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 […]

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I Have A Dream: A photo exhibition that focuses on light, drama created by its shadows

[ad_1] Printed on stainless steel and paper, George K’s photographs of Southern temples, Madras Central Jail and Kashmir paint a dreamy landscape of past, present and existentialism Printed on stainless steel and paper, George K’s photographs of Southern temples, Madras Central Jail and Kashmir paint a dreamy landscape of past, present and existentialism George K […]

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