Judy Pfaff was born in London, England, in 1946. She received a BFA from Washington University, Sain...
A review of Shahzia Sikander's show at SFAI, San Francisco
Pakistani artist Zubeida Agha (1922-1997)..
Intersections by Pakistani artist Anila Quayyum Agha is a mesmerizing art installation, a laser-cut wooden cube that casts amazing shadow…
In this interview, conducted with Shahzia Sikander and the artist’s mother, the two discuss Sikander’s early interest in art, and the ways in which her work addresses and confronts women’s roles in society.
Art of hope and despair. During Indian-Pakistan partition of 1947, he witnessed a mob stoning a man to death. This left an indelible impression he would later portray on his canvases. He was born on a
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Its monuments bear witness to a history, which manifests itself through a splendid architecture. Pakistan http://www.travel-culture.com/ptdc/ has witnessed succession of events, such as the Moghol kin
A Mythical Universe captures the remarkable journey of Jayasri Burman, one of India’s leading women artists, drawing upon her life and art through the decades. Jayasri’s art, derived from the rich pictorial folk tradition of India, has carved out its own singular idiom today.
THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT Once upon a time, there lived six blind men in a village. One day the villagers said, "Hey, there is an elephant in the village today." The blind men had no idea what an elephant was. They decided to go touch the elephant and find out for themselves what it was. Each of them touched a different part of the elephant. "The elephant is a pillar," said the first man who touched his leg. "No, it is a rope," said the second man who touched the tail. "It is a tree trunk," said the third man who touched the elephant's trunk. "It is a big hand fan" said the fourth man who touched the elephant's ear. "It is a huge wall," said the fifth man who touched the elephant's belly. "It is a pipe," said the sixth man who touched the elephant's tusk. They all began to argue about what an elephant was, till a wise man explained that they were all correct because an elephant was made up of each one of those parts. Bhupen Khakhar often deployed his art as a medium for subtle, but emphatic social commentary. He refers to the allegory of the "The Blind Men and the Elephant" in the present lot. Procession (Gajagraha) is a visual rendition of the Buddhist fable, with the blind men placed on or around the elephant, trying to comprehend what they can't see, by the act of touching it. The bodies of humans in various stages of embrace or solitude flow through an arch-shaped frame over the elephant. Khakhar's painting extrapolates the allegory of the "The Blind Men and the Elephant" beyond its basic moral: it depicts the tension and conflict between incongruous cultures who do not understand each other. Khakhar was known for basing his subjects around a narrative structure, and in the '90s he worked with even larger formats to articulate his progressive politics. At its heart was the individual, and for a significant period in the '80s, he explored the gender divide and sexual preferences. He often placed himself as the subject of such works, blending the personal and the political. Over time, his images became simplified and reduced, as seen in the present lot: "Translucent, unmixed colors-air blues, pinks, greens and yellows, sometimes against a blaze of untouched white background-appear brushed on in one shot, without overlays or revisions, and the forms seem free to situate themselves in the world without anxiety, without gravity, in an instant of momentous clarity." (Kamala Kapoor, "A Subversive Rasa", Bhupen Khakhar: A Retrospective, National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai, 2003, p.18)
Sekhar Roy: "I was born in Bangladesh. We came to India when I was only 6 years old. Due to several political and economical turmoil of those days, we were bound to be the immigrants and settled in India. There was a lot of struggle we have faced during those days but my family specially my mother supported me a lot to establish my career to become an artist. Unfortunately, I lost my mother so early"..
Poet, Novelist, Playwright, Musician, Artist, Nobel Laureate, founder of ‘Vishwa Bharti’. This year marks the 150th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. Born in 1861, Tagore turned artis…
A revival—say, of Mughal miniatures or Chinese brush painting—is like a partial recollection. The most interesting parts may be unremembered, and may need to be creatively reconstructed. The Karkhana collaboration, which helped breathe new life into Mughal miniature painting after a sleep of over a
PAINTING INNER STRESS REFLEX LALITA LAJMI 1/2 – She described natural bond between women and between mother and daughter. She is a self-taught artist, who has not received any formal art formation. Co
Abanindranath Tagore, also known as the "Father of Modern Indian painting," was a revolutionary artist who played a critical role in...
AS Rind Paintings and Art is the Most Valuable Collection one can get. Painting style: Oil based. Browse AS Rind Collection Available at Clifton Art Gallery.
