Stories on the Street: Why Public Art is More Than Decoration
Durga Puja installations in India, https://www.pexels.com/photo/vibrant-durga-idol-creations-in-kolkata-workshop-34345510 The dhaak drums were loud. The lights were blinding. The queue for phuchka was longer than my patience. It was Durga Puja in West Bengal, and I found myself standing inside a pandal themed around climate change. Not gods in gold. Not the usual mythological scenes. Instead, there were […]
Balancing Culture and Capital: The Story of India’s Art Market Boom
The Indian art market abounds in a diversity that has found patronage in almost every corner of the globe. Today, it is no surprise to find an M.F. Husain in an influential estate or a Madhubani painting in a modest household. While any observer might guess that the art market is a niche concept heralded […]
How is Metaverse altering the Art making, viewing and buying
Today, the virtual world is expanding at the same pace as the real world, or perhaps even faster. And with this endless possibility of expansion, the human psychology of yearning for more and beyond gets deeper and almost questionable. The question that arises is – where does art fit within this yearning? Or is it […]
The Female Gaze in Art: Redefining Perspectives and Narratives
Has there ever been a Female Gaze in the history of art? What exactly is the Female Gaze — a narrative crafted by women for women? One often ponders how our perspective today might differ if John Berger had not observed and acknowledged the concept of ‘looking’ in the 1970s. Let us dig deeper into […]
