After Venice cast its spell on me, I felt an overwhelming desire to explore the smaller islands that shimmer like jewels on the lagoon—Murano and Burano. Each is a world unto itself, carrying centuries of art, artistry that’s steeped in tradition.
When women and children ravaged in War or dominated by social patriarchy is the theme of an exhibition, then it sways every heart, every soul and sends a strong social message to the world.
The digital age has transformed recognition and fame into commodities measured in likes, shares, and fleeting moments of virality.
This is Bulgaria’s wild southwest — a place where time seems to unspool slowly, and where wine, nature, and art are intertwined in unexpected ways.
“For me, an image comes in a flash from seen and observed moments in life,” says artist Arpana Caur, describing how her creative process is born out of fleeting emotions and lived experience.
Shubhendu Deb, Pratap Deb’s son, recalls his earliest memories of his father at work. He said, “When a composition came to his mind, he would instantly use any paper in front of him to draw. I loved the smell of oil paints and turpentine in the quiet intensity of his corner studio.”
‘There is nothing preconceived about any of my paintings. Sometimes the viewers infer something from a piece of art much deeper than what the artist construed,’ says lawyer-turned-artist Vani Chandrashekhar.
It was the usual school dispersal, and all the children were walking with their guardians who had come to pick them up, chattering away about their day’s happenings.
Delhi's Minister of Art, Culture, Language, and Tourism Kapil Mishra, during a meeting at his office on Friday, instructed officials to organise a special exhibition on June 25, at Connaught Place's Central Park, on the background of the Emergency declared in 1975 and its impact on Indian democracy.
Delhi's Minister of Art, Culture, and Language, Kapil Mishra, held a meeting on Wednesday with renowned artists from various disciplines, aiming to listen to their ideas and incorporate them into the government’s upcoming cultural initiatives.
