Online is a new reality and it’s better to embrace it than resist it. I am also exploring video as a medium to express the essence and the fascinations for the themes that I have been painting around.

Art enthusiasts who found their abode in museums and art galleries had been stranded by the global quarantine. But take a bow in front of the technology that has rendered us a survivable lockdown lifestyle. With loads of content to consume, tons of e-books to read and the availability of video calls, self-isolation hasn’t done […]

The only pottery school in India, the Central Village Pottery Institute, is reviving the art of pottery by enrolling women in the various courses it offers.

“I think music is such a powerful tool. Often we hear melodies and feel emotions even when such emotions aren’t necessarily labelled or put forth directly in the form of lyrics.” – Swarada Bodas

Indian contemporary artist Nalini Malani won the prestigious Joan Miro Prize for 2019, this Friday. The award was announced by Fundació Joan Miró and is named after the Spanish Painter and Sculptor Joan Miro. He was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. This was the seventh edition of the international Joan […]

Art changes perceptions in the most expressive way. Mumbai-based writer-artist Indu Harikumar is not only changing perceptions, but also starting significant conversations by putting social media to its best use. Indu recently had a part of her work featured in a show called ‘What is Love?’, which was displayed at Kunsthalle Bremen in Germany. Moving […]

When the nib of the pen touches the grainy white paper, in an unstoppable speed, a masterpiece is created. Doodle is a mindful exercise — it relaxes the brain, puts it in a different concentration mode and creates something beautiful. It’s therapeutic. Like every other art form, it requires dedication, talent and creativity for the […]

In an era of digitalisation, technicality and a stressful work environment, what is it that keeps one calm, thoughtful and alive? Thomas Merton had once said that “art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time”. It’s interesting to see how there’s a rise in women taking up painting, some for […]

Aarthi Sivaramakrishnan, founder of The Colour Company, India, always dreamt of owning an arts-shop.  Her fascination for upcycling glass bottles brought her one step closer to the start of The Colour Company. How did it all start? Aarthi followed her passion and started painting on glass bottles while she was working full-time. Soon, she was making […]

There are enough emoticons to express all our moods now. Though this isn’t true for the disabled, the scene is set to change for the better. Apple has just announced a long-term plan of introducing new emojis to better represent people with disabilities, BBC reported. 🆕 📲 New: Apple has submitted a proposal to Unicode for […]