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Repercussions - A Group Exhibition
Six artists from different regions come together in an attempt put forth this thought in our very own Durbar Hall Art Centre, Kochi. Dates: 01 – 05 October, 2016Venue: Gallery D, Durbar Hall Art...
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Meet An Artist - Ramachandra Babu
I hadn't posted for a while now as I was busy with my show - 'Repercussions' which concluded last month. It needed all my time and attention as I was curating/organizing the show. It went on well with...
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For New Beginnings
Some beginnings mark the birth of new while some others are renewed from it's dormant and even stagnant existence. Every dream, hope, aspiration and 'thought' (as some pass it slightly) follows its...
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A Few Sketches and a Hopper
Some serious readings on art, some serious sketches and some serious pondering, all for fun is what I like when I work. I just started reading on Edward Hopper, one of my favourites. I love his eerie...
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And so our life becomes.(and a Hopper again)
Ascent or descent both are intriguing. While one soars high, the other counts and misses the rings one has been somersaulting into. It’s a fanciful flight. One where there’s no reaching the limits....
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Man in White and Sketches
Today let the images speak for themselves. I feel like a parched cloud with nothing to offer. Words shy away from me, I have been trying to woo them though!The 'Man in White', is from one of Deepti...
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Silence is so accurate
The hum-drum,the din,the chaosandthe pandemonium,Silence is so accurate.#micropoemDon't you agree? "Silence is so accurate" is a quote by Mark Rothko, the renowned abstract expressionist.A study -...
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Kala Samuha - an art marathon
Srishti- creation - is the essence of art. Coincidentally, an art gallery and an institution bearing the same name co-hosted the event, Kala Samuha – an art marathon; an amalgamation of creatives....
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Self and the Other
My series in my show 'Repercussions' which happened in October 2016 was all about duality showcasing the external and internal turmoil, implications, suffering, conflict and at times even submissive...
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I have just 9 more months
I have just 9 more monthsuntil the nadir is upturned.Revolutionaries build their castleson distant islands, hoofedamong the strong forces ofOceanic lands, where miragesmirror one anotheruntil it’s just...
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Sketching people
I have been in the practise of doing art almost daily until and unless I am travelling. I like to paint more than I sketch but in the last couple of days I am sketching more because I have been...
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Sketches, Some more.
Being in Dubai for a month provided me with some ample time for sketches. It had become a routine. Now that I am back and got hold of the other necessities a family environment demands particularly...
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emBODY
How often do we think of ourselves in terms of our body? Do we see us as we are when we look in the mirror? Do we feel ashamed, guilty, wrecked even or do we feel that we embody something? dDo we do...
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I wanted to be a feminine animal sometimes – Paula Rego
Paula Rego is a Portuguese artist who pounced upon me, to my utmost elation, unawares. It was an artist friend who introduced her by bringing a book - Paula Rego by Fiona Bradley - and asking me to...
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In the quaint lanes of Bastakiya
Just before you take the turn towards the Dubai Museum and the temple, you come across a serene locale amid the bustling streets as if time has stood still and is watching everything else pass by in...
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Girl with the Owl
Recently I was part of two exhibitions - 'Visions: Prosperity' held in Indriyam Art Gallery, Mattanchery and the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi's Annual State exhibition held in Durbar Hall Art Center,...
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Winged Journeys - Call for Submissions
What do you think of WINGS?Wings painted on one of the walls in Fort Kochi. Artist anon.It is said:"Until you spread your wings you will have no idea how far you can fly."There are so many of us who...
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Meet An Artist - Hojat Amani
“In fact all children like doodling and it seems that it is part of our nature as human beings. Children like drawing or working with color even before learning to read and write. Moreover, it has a...
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Meet An Artist - Hojat Amani (Part 2)
This is the second part of the amazing Iranian artist, Hojat Amani's interview. To read the first part click HERE.Deepa Gopal Sunil (DGS): From what I understand, you have been a witness to and have...
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Inktober2017 - Tiny! But Me.
"31 Days 31 Drawings.Every October artists all over the world take on the Inktober drawing challenge and do one ink drawing a day the entire month. Inktober was created by artist Jake Parker as a...
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