With the Bangladeshi sweat shop labour rings being exposed, renowned British graffiti artist Banksy’s controversial maker of a boy making Union Jack bunting on a sewing machine, an apparent comment on sweat-shop labour is being put up for auction in London again. We take a look at some of the artist’s other controversial work as well.
Via Presence by French artist B2Fays is a beautiful juxtaposition of multimedia installation and paintings which can be experienced and looked upon for hours together. Brought together by Kalakriti Art Gallery and Alliance Francaise, the artwork can now be seen at the Kalakriti Art Gallery. On the periphery of the room were myriad hand paintings. There [...]
Michelangelo was called the Il Divino, or the Divine One, in his own lifetime because through his hands and his works we could envisage the perfect form of man and god.
Before buying handicrafts, it’s important we understand those who make them. Postnoon gives you a glimpse into an artisan’s world. How much would you fork out for fashion that’s painstakingly handcrafted and made exclusively by an expert designer with unmatched skills? For something that you’ll own a unique piece of? Most of us wouldn’t be able [...]
Artist Karuna Gopal and Vikram, her autistic son, displayed their works at Muse Art Gallery in an exhibition titled Abstrautisry (autism, abstraction, artistry). The proud mother talks about her artistic and famous son, his signature style and more.
Unfolding moments in the lives of humans or otherwise is just one of the subjects that lensman Anil Purohit seeks to portray. Here we take a glance at some such instances. Anil Purohit picked up photography so he could capture on film, moments that’d he’d been storing in his mind’s eye for years. In his [...]
Shakuntala Kulkarni is a difficult artist to categorise. Through her experiments with art and its mediums, she tackles society’s underlying issues.
Placing the work of Rembrandt and his contemporaries squarely within the context of modernity’s development is a show titled Rembrandt’s Century in San Fransisco. While the art world is going gaga over the show, we take a look at some of his contemporaries.
The ninth edition of the Krishnakriti art and culture festival is about to begin. This annual festival of art and culture is held in the memory of Krishnachandra B Lahoti. The art festival begins with a talk on Deccani paintings by eminent art historian Jagdish Mittal.On January 8 there will be a talk and presentation by [...]
It’s a one man show by cine actor Jayaprakash Reddy, who is also the director of the play. The story revolves around a retired military major who has characteristics of Alexander the Great, known for his determination and stubbornness. Alexander, the character, gives suggestions and solutions for present day burning problems pertaining to common man through his one-man-show. The play [...]
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Humorist Jaspal Bhatti, had he been alive, would have found stunning material for a flop show in the BJP’s behaviour of late. How the ‘national opposition party’ turned into a ‘notional’ party is a story worth caricaturing with potential for record viewing-rate.
Chinese president Xi Jinping is a chemical engineer. No wonder he knows the chemical formula to pursue his country’s global ambitions. If anybody in India believed Xi would extend a warm friendship to this country, he should be naive. He has been on a global Sino initiative to widen the Chinese visions of the century. [...]
“India is China’s important neighbour. (The purpose of) my current visit to India is three-fold — to increase mutual interest, intensify cooperation and to face the future,” said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during his visit to India. To this the Indian prime minister’s response could n0t have been more fitting that “the rest of the [...]
Adopt and restore a lake is new mantra
It’s interesting that the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has invited interested individuals, voluntary and corporate organisations to adopt lakes in and around the city in order to protect and preserve water bodies. Last week, HMDA Commissioner Neerabh Kumar Prasad said 176 lakes in the jurisdiction of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and another [...]
About Traditional Russian values
Russia has decided to review its adoption pact that it has with France after the latter legalised gay marriage. This is in the wake of the statement of the Russian president Vladmir Putin which he made last month that Russia could change its adoption agreements with the countries which allowed gay marriage that goes against [...]
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