Maya Varadaraj’s practice focuses on different issues regarding and surrounding women. Her graduate school thesis, was an artist awakening for her. Through the project she explored concepts of violence against women via social norms prescribed for them. Her practice continues to explore different avenues of discourse that are used to oppress women, and how they …
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Digbijayee Khatua (b.1990 ), through his practice, pays homage to the nature that we can find in even the most urban of areas. His appreciation for nature came at a young age, because his hometown of Kendrapada in Orissa was thrust in the middle of it. However, having moved to Delhi almost a decade ago, …
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I first stumbled across Sachin Tekade’s (B. 1980) on instagram. Even through a screen the calming effect of his pure white works could be felt. I later reached out to the artist and Anupa Mehta, who deals in Tekade’s works, and was introduced to his use of striking red on pristine white. These works demonstrated …
Rithika Merchant seems to be the name on everyone’s lips and instagram feeds this past Mumbai Gallery Week. Known for her gouache on paper and embroidery works, Merchant highlights contemporary socio-political issues through her practice. In 2018 she took the art and fashion world by storm with her collaboration with French fashion house Chloé. I …
I came across Sandhya Sethu last month at the Showcase Gallery in Dubai. It was my first time returning to a gallery space since March with COVID-19 dramatically changed the way we engage with art through a shift to online portals from traditional physical spaces. Showcase represents primarily underrepresented artists. Coming across Sandhya’s work by …
Harleen Kaur’s Art of History Harleen Kaur’s practice is characterised primarily by the memories of her childhood and the waves of nostalgia that they bring forward. Her love for the past, both personal and general, is woven intrinsically into her largely abstract works. Below is my interview that explores the diverse influences that have shaped …
Pallavi Singh (B. 1988) received a BFA and subsequently a MFA in painting from the College of Art, Delhi. The only university she applied to for her undergraduate studies, her razor-sharp focus is a trait that characterises her practice even today. One of the first and possibly only female artists to focus solely on the …
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When you see Pallav Chander’s intricate mazes, bursts of colour and raw talent it’s hard to believe that all his school Chander wanted nothing to do with art. He saw his mother’s art practice and says he ‘took art for granted’. Today Chander is definitely an emerging artist to watch. Recipient of the 2019 Junior …
By Harry Hutchison, Director, Aicon Gallery, New York, USA At Aicon Art we specialize in modern and contemporary non-Western art with a special focus on South Asia. In the past we were highly focused on Indian and Pakistani artists, but over the past five years have broadened our horizons to encompass artists from Africa, the …
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“I want to be a machine”, said one of the most famous printmakers in the world, Andy Warhol. His silkscreen prints are the works that are most frequently associated with his career. Prints do have the potential for investment returns like other ‘unique’ works. In the late 1940s and 1950s Picasso and Matisse both dabbled …
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