Interview – Swetashree Purohit
Creating a soothing photograph has healing effects and at the same time they are also frozen memories that transfer me to the moment the photograph was made…
Interview – Nabaneeta Nanda
First of all tell us something about yourself, where are you from, about your family, your childhood, if you have any other profession. I am Nabaneeta Nanda, from West Bengal. My father is an electrician and mother is a housewife. My brother is in Mumbai for his PhD. My childhood is not something extraordinary, but…
Soul-searching Psychedelic Art of Anwesha Kiran
I never sat still as a child in art class. I’d roam around and watch everyone paint, rather than paint myself …
The Artist’s Journey – Tikulli Dogra
Just open yourself to whatever your heart longs for. Fearless Artist is a term a learned from Artist Angela Fehr whom I follow on Instagram. She has an excellent approach for upcoming artists and it’s very encouraging. Just let your art flow …
Warli Art – An Introduction
The Warli figures are painted in white on red ochre walls, the elaborate and detailed geometric patterns of flowers, wedding rituals, hunting scenes and other everyday activities form the main subjects of the paintings.
The Ecstasy of St. Teresa
In the Cornaro Chapel, Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome, The sculpture The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa can be seen which was designed and sculpted by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. It is considered as one of the greatest work of art from the Baroque Period …
Alpana – An Artistic Tradition from Bengal
Alpana is a floor art which originated from the women of rural Bengal and has been in practice for many centuries. Traditionally all Alpanas are supposed to be only white in colour. The modern day Alpana we see that adorns the puja mandaps and wedding ceremonies are markedly inspired by the Shantiniketani school of art …
Featured Artist – Aditi Kar
Aditi Kar is a native of Puri, Odisha, currently based in Bhubaneswar. Here is a glimpse of her work …
Madhubani – An Overview
Madhubani paintings are interwoven with traditions, folk songs, history and myths. They mostly depict themes revolving around deities, scenes from the royal court, social events like weddings, symbolic images of sexual pleasure, nature, animals, birds and procreation. These paintings were also used as a method to control deforestation …
The Creation of Adam
The Creation of Adam is a fresco painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, Apostolic Palace, Vatican City, created by the … Scholars, historians and art intellectuals have studied this piece of art over the many years and have presented with many interpretations. One of the most popular anatomical interpretation is that …
Lakshmi’s World of Art: A Glimpse
Rhiti Chatterjee Bose had a glimpse of the journey of Lakshmi Vishwanathan from the corporate to the world of art. Here’s what she got to know …
Kalamkari: An Introduction
Using primary dyes sourced from plants the artists painted large pieces of fabrics to add to the visual stories that were being told to the audiences, these Chitakattis gave birth to the form of art now known as Kalamkari. Kalamkari broadly stands for hand painted or block printed cotton textile which originated from the states of …
Samskriyā Launches Program “Prākṛti”
On 15th September 2019, Samskriyā launched the Program “Prākṛti” for the artforms originated, developed and adapted in Bhārata at Unmukt Creativity Center, Bhubaneswar. The event started with the monthly Baithaka of the Program Sambhāshā. In the second half of the event, the Program Prākṛti was officially launched with its first workshop on Madhubani for Beginners …
Samskriyā Launches Program “Kāmāyana”
On the first anniversary of the historic verdict given by the Supreme Court of India scrapping the inhuman section 377 from the constitution, Samskriyā launches the Program “Kāmāyana”. The sexual orientation of the people is one of the least discussed issues in India. We do not talk about an issue that defines and shapes a…
