10 Modernists Who Changed the Face of Indian Art
Indian modernists have been vanguards of shaping the narrative of Indian art in the modern world. Defining their individualistic artistic...
Guest Profile 16 May 2022
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Mughal Gardens: Paradise on Earth
The Mughal regime is a well-documented era and the cultural achievements of this period are an important landmark in South Asian art history. While...
Maya M. Tola 22 April 2022
Post-Impressionism Features in Bombay Progressive Artists’ Group
Progressive Artists’ Group (PAG) was an answer to the existing Indian institutional structure of exhibitions in the mid-20th century. It was a...
Urvi Chheda 11 April 2022
Trials and Triumphs: Lives of Women in the Works of Indian Women Artists
The depiction of women has been essential imagery in the course of Indian art since the ancient era. Associated with fertility, abundance, and...
Guest Profile 28 March 2022
Amrita Sher-Gil – India’s Frida Kahlo
Amrita Sher-Gil lived a short but interesting life. Her artistic heritage is rich and impressive. Sher-Gil is considered to be one of the...
Zuzanna Stańska 8 March 2022
Group 1890: Indian Modern Artists’ Collective
During the early and mid 20th century, Indian modern art had witnessed the germination of several artists’ collectives. Significantly, all had...
Urvi Chheda 27 January 2022
Five Pioneering Modern Sculpture Artists of India
Sculptures have been a part of Indian culture since time immemorial. However, in the post-independent era in India, the practice of Indian modern...
Guest Profile 7 January 2022
The Warli Painting Artist Jivya Soma Mashe
Jivya Soma Mashe is an internationally acclaimed Warli painting artist. A tribal artist from India, Mashe was known for wonderful Warli paintings,...
Urvi Chheda 7 January 2022
Seven Famous Modern Indian Printmakers
Indian Printmaking traces its lineage from the narrative of the father of Indian modern art, Raja Ravi Verma, and his oleographs. Besides, Verma was...
Urvi Chheda 7 January 2022
Home and Migration in the Artworks of Zarina Hashmi
Zarina Hashmi (1937–2020), was an Indian-American artist and printmaker based in New York City. She was known by her professional name, Zarina.
Anuradha Sroha 18 December 2021
Stunning Abstracts by Seven Indian Modern Painters
It was the early 20th century when Modernism spread its wings in India. This happened as a result of an exposure to various European artists. The...
Urvi Chheda 30 April 2021
Saraswati – The Beautiful Goddess of Knowledge and Art
Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge and the arts. Remarkably, in the Hindu tradition and in rituals, Saraswati occupies a more prominent...
Maya M. Tola 6 February 2021
