January 2019

From portraits to Christmas patterns, the recently-concluded International Quilt Show showcased creative works of various sizes, shades and nationalities Jim Morrison strikes a pose with his guitar as disco lights twinkle overhead. Then there are glasses of martini — shaken not stirred — dancing peacocks, cobbled stone paths and landscapes… all on quilts. The recently-concluded International Quilt Show, part of

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Challenging the young talented artists to showcase their work and their love for the city, Liberate – a yoga studio for women is organizing a competition for kids. Hyderabad Hopes 2019 is a Photography Competition & Exhibition showcasing Children’s perspective towards a brand-new outlook for Hyderabad this new year. Children today are hooked on to gadgets. Clicking selfies, taking photographs seems

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N Kamala, 73, has been a keen needleworker since her youth. Photo: NAHLA NAINAR   Tiruchi resident N Kamala expresses her creativity through crochet and embroidery Like most needleworkers, N Kamala measures her time by the projects she has completed. “This one took me 50 days, from November 22, 2017 to January 13, 2018,” says the Tiruchi resident and former

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Wall flowers: Canadian street artist, Young Jarus (Emmanuel Jarus), painted his first artwork in the country, across a building in Mahim East.   Street artist Young Jarus is happiest painting street murals while listening to hip-hop “Going, going, gone … ” read the words underneath an Instagram caption posted by world-famous street artist, Banksy. The political and mostly controversial artist

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Revived: The pichwais on grand display in Amit Ambalal’s private collection. Private collections need state support and museological expertise The banks of the Sabarmati encased in impenetrable cement seem to hold a lesson for the cultural life of Ahmedabad. Once accessible from the steps of Sabarmati ashram, the rambling riverfront, home to small communities and even the popular circus, was

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A work by Cop Shiva 5, 10, 100 times bigger than last time, the Chennai Photo Biennale opens next month What do we see through a glass darkly? Mere reflections, or a façade hiding an eldritch realm that lies just beyond our ken, populated by demons plotting to invade the material world and devour all mankind? The ancient Chinese believed

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Piramal Museum of Art’s Public Art Programme is ongoing till February 03 at Phoenix Marketcity, Kurla. Art histories: Clockwise from (top left) Jitish Kallat’s ‘Rain Study’; ‘Razmnama-Draupadi-1616-17’; and Hair detanglers from the shringara collection.   A pop-up showcase ensconced in a busy city mall is an ideal way for public arts to intersect with arts education A little over four years ago, Mumbaikars

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Senior paintings conservator Rene Boitelle works on restoring Vincent van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” painting at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam on January 23, 2019.   | Photo Credit: AP For Van Gogh fans who can’t make it to Amsterdam, the painting is based on another version of a 1888 work that is on display at London’s National Gallery. A “full body

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(The exhibition is on till January 26 at Art Houz, Nungambakkam) Turning literature into art, Madhavan Krishnamoorthy’s show ‘133’ captures the essence of Thirukkural while remaining contemporary When casting a powerful and well known piece of literature into art, the major challenge is balancing contradictory demands. The artist needs to produce work that is as stirring and contemporary, as it

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Zen aesthetic: Satish Gupta’s “Conference of Birds”; “Cosmic Wave”   Marked by lyrical cadences, artist Satish Gupta’s creations ask some existential questions Canvasses that look more like watercolours, and watercolours that look as if the wind has washed the waves across the shore, Satish Gupta’s “Roaring Sea, Still Mind” is more like a lesson in the art of meditative moorings in

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