Why Contemporary Indian Artists Work in Paint, Drawing, Bronze and Steel
Why do some contemporary Indian artists work across painting, drawing and sculpture? A look at Vikash Kalra's Artix 5.0 solo show and the rise of the…
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Primitivism in Art: Meaning, Examples and Indian Folk Roots
What is primitivism in art? Learn its meaning, famous examples from Gauguin to Jamini Roy, and how Vikash Kalra's simplified heads continue the idea today.
Indian Expressionist Painters: From F.N. Souza to Vikash Kalra
Expressionism in Indian art, explained: how F.N. Souza and the Progressives painted raw emotion, and how Vikash Kalra's painted heads carry the thread forward.
How to Start Collecting Indian Art: A Beginner’s Guide
A practical beginner's guide to collecting Indian art: where to buy, what to ask, and why artists like Vikash Kalra, who work in many mediums, are…
The Lonely Man- Primitivism and Simplicity
ents of folk art styles from different directions. It indeed looks like moving backward in time. You may call it whatever you want, call it modern,…
Analyzing Art with different artworks
Vikash Kalra and M.F. Hussain The painting on the right side is of M.F. Hussain. He painted the dream of Maya or Maya’s Dream as the…
Souza’s contemporary touch
Some of the great painters of the last century applied a very random and violent structural theme, where they have pronounced the undertaking feelings or the…
Feeling depressed? Try art.
Introduction We are human beings and we feel ups and downs in our life, it is a completely normal phenomenon. The most important thing to focus…
RABINDRANATH TAGORE
He was the youngest of 13 siblings. On 7 May 1861, he was born to the Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi in Calcutta. He was mainly…
Madhubani Paintings
It is an Indian-style painting practiced in the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent. It is a traditional folk painting that is created by using different…